anticlastic
[ an-tee-klas-tik, an-tahy- ]
/ ˌæn tiˈklæs tɪk, ˌæn taɪ- /
adjective Mathematics.
(of a surface) having principal curvatures of opposite sign at a given point.
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synclastic.
Words nearby anticlastic
anticipation,
anticipative,
anticipatory,
anticipatory assimilation,
anticity,
anticlastic,
anticlerical,
anticlimactic,
anticlimax,
anticlinal,
anticline
British Dictionary definitions for anticlastic
anticlastic
/ (ˌæntɪˈklæstɪk) /
adjective
maths
(of a surface) having a curvature, at a given point and in a particular direction, that is of the opposite sign to the curvature at that point in a perpendicular direction
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