anticlinal
[ an-ti-klahyn-l ]
/ ˌæn tɪˈklaɪn l /
adjective
inclining in opposite directions from a central axis.
Geology.
- inclining downward on both sides from a median line or axis, as a fold of rock strata.
- pertaining to such a fold.
Words nearby anticlinal
anticity,
anticlastic,
anticlerical,
anticlimactic,
anticlimax,
anticlinal,
anticline,
anticlinorium,
anticlockwise,
anticlotting,
anticly
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British Dictionary definitions for anticlinal
anticlinal
/ (ˌæntɪˈklaɪnəl) /
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling an anticline
botany
of or relating to the plane at right angles to the surface of an organ
Medical definitions for anticlinal
anticlinal
[ ăn′tē-klī′nəl, ăn′tī- ]
adj.
Inclined in opposite directions, as two sides of a pyramid.