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Synclastic

Syn-clas′tic

,
Adj.
[Pref.
syn-
+ Gr.
κλᾶν
to break.]
(Math. Physics)
Curved toward the same side in all directions; – said of surfaces which in all directions around any point bend away from a tangent plane toward the same side, as the surface of a sphere; – opposed to anticlastic.
Sir W. Thomson.

Definition 2024


synclastic

synclastic

English

Adjective

synclastic

  1. (of a surface) curved toward the same side in all directions
  2. (mathematics) of a surface whose Gaussian curvature is positive at all points

Antonyms