Monoclinal

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Monoclinal \Mon`o*cli"nal\, a. [See {Monoclinic}.] (Geol.)
     Having one oblique inclination; -- applied to strata that dip
     in only one direction from the axis of elevation.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  monoclinal
       adj : of a geological structure in which all strata are inclined
             in the same direction