isoclinal fold
1isoclinal fold — noun : an isocline or a fold so closely compressed that it approximates an isocline …
2Fold (geology) — For other uses, see Fold (disambiguation). Very tight folds. Formation near Moruya, New South Wales, Australia …
3fold — fold1 foldable, adj. /fohld/, v.t. 1. to bend (cloth, paper, etc.) over upon itself. 2. to bring into a compact form by bending and laying parts together (often fol. by up): to fold up a map; to fold one s legs under oneself. 3. to bring (the… …
4isoclinal — /aɪsoʊˈklaɪnəl / (say uysoh kluynuhl) adjective 1. of or relating to equal inclination; inclining or dipping in the same direction. 2. denoting or relating to a line on the earth s surface connecting points of equal dip or inclination of the… …
5isoclinal — /uy seuh kluyn l, uy soh /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to equal direction of inclination; inclining or dipping in the same direction. 2. noting or pertaining to an isoclinic line. 3. Geol. noting or pertaining to a fold of strata that is of the… …
6isoclinal — [ˌʌɪsə(ʊ) klʌɪn(ə)l] adjective Geology denoting a fold in which the two limbs are parallel. Origin C19: from iso + Gk klinein to lean + al …
7isoclinal — adj. (also isoclinic) 1 Geol. (of a fold) in which the two limbs are parallel. 2 corresponding to equal values of magnetic dip. Etymology: ISO + CLINE …
8closed fold — noun 1. : isoclinal fold 2. : a quaquaversal flexure around which a structure contour line will close upon itself …
9Detachment fold — A detachment fold occurs as layer parallel thrusting along a detachment fault develops without upward propagation of a fault; the accommodation of the strain produced by thrusting results in the folding of the overlying rock units. As a visual… …
10carinate fold — noun : a closely compressed almost isoclinal anticline or syncline …
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