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1. (adj.) anticlinal
inclining in opposite directions from a central axis.
2. anticlinal
inclining downward on both sides from a median line or axis, as a fold of rock strata.
3. anticlinal
pertaining to such a fold.
Etymology: (1825–35; < Gk antikl&imacracute;n(ein) to lean against each other (anti-anti - +kl&imacracute;nein to lean1) + -al1)
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1. (adj) anticlinal
sloping downward away from a common crest
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1. (adj) anticlinal
inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See Synclinal
2. (noun) anticlinal
the crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions
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