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pericline

per·i·cline [ pérrə kln ] (plural per·i·clines)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fold in rock: a dome-shaped fold in sedimentary rock

2. mineral with long white crystals: a variety of the mineral albite that forms long white crystals

[Mid-19th century. < Greek periklinēs (see periclinal)]
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