synclastic

[ sin-klas-tik, sing- ]
/ sɪnˈklæs tɪk, sɪŋ- /

adjective Mathematics.

(of a surface) having principal curvatures of similar sign at a given point.
Compare anticlastic.

Origin of synclastic

1865–70; syn- + Greek klast(ós) broken + -ic

Words nearby synclastic

synchroscope, synchrotron, synchrotron radiation, synchysis, synchysis scintillans, synclastic, synclinal, syncline, synclinorium, synclitic, synclitism

British Dictionary definitions for synclastic

synclastic
/ (sɪŋˈklæstɪk) /

adjective

maths (of a surface) having a curvature at a given point and in a particular direction that is of the same sign as the curvature at that point in perpendicular direction Compare anticlastic

Word Origin for synclastic

C19: from syn- (alike) + Greek klastos bent, from klan to bend