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The inclination or deviation from the vertical of any mineral vein.

The deviation of a fault plane from the vertical.

To deviate from the vertical; - said of a vein, fault, or lode.

The inclination or deviation from the vertical of any mineral vein.

The deviation of a fault plane from the vertical.

To deviate from the vertical; - said of a vein, fault, or lode.

Among miners, the steep descent of a shaft; the inclination or deviation from the vertical position of a mineral vein.

To deviate from the vertical; to slope, as a fault, vein, or lode.

n. [Anglo-Saxon, German] The inclination or deviation from the vertical of any mineral vein; the slope of a hill; the deep descent of a shaft.