divisional plane
divisional plane noun: a joint, or plane of separation between rockmasses.
Noun
divisional plane (plural divisional planes)
- A joint, or plane of separation between rockmasses.
- All rocks are traversed by divisional planes of less or greater width and frequency, and thus divided into masses of definable shapes and proportions. These "joints," as they are often called, present themselves under a great variety of appearances, but almost always such as to be intelligible on...1852, John Phillips, A Treatise on Geology, Chapter 4
Forms of divisional plane
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Questions about divisional plane
- What does divisional plane mean?
- Divisional plane means a joint, or plane of separation between rockmasses.
- What part of speech is divisional plane?
- Divisional plane is a noun.
- What is the plural of divisional plane?
- The plural of divisional plane is divisional planes.
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