line of dip

English

line of dip

Noun

line of dip (plural lines of dip)

(geology) A line in the plane of a stratum, or part of a stratum, perpendicular to its intersection with a horizontal plane; the line of greatest inclination of a stratum to the horizon

See also

dip
strike

References

“line of dip”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Strike and dip on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“line”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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