anticlinal

[ an-ti-klahyn-l ]

/ ˌæn tɪˈklaɪn l /

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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.

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Origin of anticlinal

1825–35; <Greek antiklī́n(ein) to lean against each other (anti-anti- + klī́nein to lean¹) + -al¹

Words nearby anticlinal

anticity, anticlastic, anticlerical, anticlimactic, anticlimax, anticlinal, anticline, anticlinorium, anticlockwise, anticlotting, anticly

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How to use anticlinal in a sentence

Anticlinal, an-ti-klīn′al, adj. sloping in opposite directions.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Many such synclinal mountains or plateaus, separated by narrower anticlinal valleys, occur throughout the Appalachians.
North America|Israel C. Russell
The hills are formed by a short, broad, anticlinal fold, which is flat or nearly so on its summit.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various
Nearly the whole of our English Eocene strata lies in these two basins, having been denuded away from the anticlinal arches.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight|J. Cecil Hughes

We shall notice, however, that the Island rivers start from south of the anticlinal axis.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight|J. Cecil Hughes

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

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Medical definitions for anticlinal

anticlinal

[ ăn′tē-klī′nəl, ăn′tī- ]

adj.

Inclined in opposite directions, as two sides of a pyramid.