About The Word Anticlinal
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Anticlinal
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What's The Definition Of Anticlinal?
[adj] (geology) sloping downward away from a common crest
Synonyms | Synonyms for Anticlinal: Related Terms | Find terms related to Anticlinal: See Also | Anticlinal In Webster's Dictionary \An`ti*cli"nal\ (-kl[imac]"nal), a. [Pref. anti- +
Gr. kli`nein to incline.]
Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See {Synclinal}.
{Anticlinal line}, {Anticlinal axis} (Geol.), a line from
which strata dip in opposite directions, as from the ridge
of a roof.
{Anticlinal vertebra} (Anat.), one of the dorsal vertebr[ae],
which in many animals has an upright spine toward which
the spines of the neighboring vertebr[ae] are inclined.
\An`ti*cli"nal\, n. (Geol.) The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions. |
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