isoclinally

Variant of isoclinal

adjective

  1. of similar or equal inclination or dip
  2. connecting or showing points on the earth's surface having equal magnetic inclination or dip: isoclinal lines on a map
  3. Geol. dipping in the same direction: said of strata
Also isoclinic

Origin: < iso- + Gr klinein, to slope (see lean) + -al

noun

an isoclinal line

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