orocline

== English == === Etymology === Coined by Carey in 1955. ("The orocline concept in geotectonics", Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 89: 255-288) === Noun === orocline (plural oroclines) (geology) A mountain belt whose process of deformation is visible. (geology) Any mountain belt with significant curvature. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== orogenesis orogenous orogeny