synclastic
[ sin-klas-tik, sing- ]
adjectiveMathematics.
(of a surface) having principal curvatures of similar sign at a given point.
Origin of synclastic
1- Compare anticlastic.
Words Nearby synclastic
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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
Origin of synclastic
1C19: from syn- (alike) + Greek klastos bent, from klan to bend
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