| anticlinal | Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See Synclinal. <anatomy> Anticlinal line, Anticlinal axis, one of the dorsal vertebrae, which in many animals has an upright spine toward which the spines of the neighboring vertebrae are inclined. Origin: Pref. Anti- + Gr. To incline. <geology> The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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