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Anticlinal
Anˊti-cli′nal
(ănˊtĭ-klī′nal)
, Adj.
[Pref.
anti-
+ Gr. κλίνειν
to incline.] 1.
Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See
Synclinal
. Anticlinal line
,
Anticlinal axis
(Geol.)
, a line from which strata dip in opposite directions, as from the ridge of a roof.
– Anticlinal vertebra
(Anat.)
, one of the dorsal vertebræ, which in many animals has an upright spine toward which the spines of the neighboring vertebræ are inclined.
Anˊti-cli′nal
,Noun.
(Geol.)
The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions.
Definition 2024
anticlinal
anticlinal
English
Adjective
anticlinal (comparative more anticlinal, superlative most anticlinal)
- Inclining or dipping in opposite directions.
- (botany) Used to describe a type of cell division in a layer of cells that occurs perpendicular to the adjacent layer of cells.
- (chemistry) Describing a torsion angle between 90° and 150°
- (geology) Consisting of, related to, or part of an anticline.
Hypernyms
- (geology): antiformal
Coordinate terms
- (geology): homoclinal, monoclinal, synclinal
Derived terms
Translations
anticlinal fold
French
Adjective
anticlinal m (feminine singular anticlinale, masculine plural anticlinaux, feminine plural anticlinales)
Noun
anticlinal m (plural anticlinaux)
Portuguese
Noun
anticlinal m or f (in variation) (plural anticlinais)
Adjective
anticlinal m, f (plural anticlinais, comparable)
- anticlinal (inclining or dipping in opposite directions)