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catacline

catacline noun: the part of a shell in which the interarea is at an angle of greater than 180° to the plane of commissure.

Noun

catacline (plural cataclines)

  1. The part of a shell in which the interarea is at an angle of greater than 180° to the plane of commissure

Forms of catacline

pluralcataclines

Questions about catacline

What does catacline mean?
Catacline means the part of a shell in which the interarea is at an angle of greater than 180° to the plane of commissure.
What part of speech is catacline?
Catacline is a noun.
What is the plural of catacline?
The plural of catacline is cataclines.

Words near catacline in the dictionary

  1. cataclasite
  2. cataclasites
  3. cataclasm
  4. cataclasms
  5. cataclastic
  6. catacline
  7. cataclines
  8. cataclysm
  9. cataclysmal
  10. cataclysmatic
  11. cataclysmatist

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