What does anticlinal mean?
Definitions for anticlinal
ˌæn tɪˈklaɪn lan·ti·cli·nal
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Princeton's WordNet
anticlinaladjective
sloping downward away from a common crest
GCIDE
Anticlinaladjective
(Bot.) occurring at right angles to the surface of a plant organ.
Wiktionary
anticlinalnoun
A fold that is convex up and has its oldest beds at its core.
anticlinaladjective
Used to describe a type of cell division in a layer of cells that occurs perpendicular to the adjacent layer of cells
anticlinaladjective
Describing a torsion angle between 90° and 150°
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anticlinal
Anticlinal refers to a type of fold in geological formations where the layers slope away from each other in opposite directions. It is also used in botany to refer to cells or tissues that are perpendicular to the surface of a plant or along a radial axis of a plant organ. In general, it pertains to an arrangement of structural features that slope, move, or radiate outward or downward from a common crest or center.
Webster Dictionary
Anticlinaladjective
inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See Synclinal
Anticlinalnoun
the crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions
Etymology: [Pref. anti- + Gr. kli`nein to incline.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Anticlinal
an-ti-klīn′al, adj. sloping in opposite directions.—n. (geol.) applied to strata which are inclined in opposite directions from a common axis—in a roof-like form. [Gr. anti, against, klin-ein, to lean.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of anticlinal in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of anticlinal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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