divisional planes
divisional planes is the plural of divisional plane.
Meaning of divisional plane
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
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- What is divisional planes the plural of?
- Divisional planes is the plural of divisional plane.
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