pericline
[
per
-i-klahyn]
/ˈpɛr ɪˌklaɪn/
noun
,
Mineralogy
1.
a variety of albite occurring in large, white opaque crystals.
Origin
1825-35;
<
Greek
periklīnḗs
sloping on all sides
British Dictionary definitions for
pericline
pericline
/
ˈpɛrɪˌklaɪn
/
noun
1.
a white translucent variety of albite in the form of elongated crystals
2.
Also called
dome.
a dome-shaped formation of stratified rock with its slopes following the direction of folding
Word Origin
C19: from Greek
periklinēs
sloping on all sides, from
peri-
+
klinein
to lean