anticlinal

an·ti·cli·nal

 (ăn′tē-klī′nəl, ăn′tī-)

adj.

1. Sloping downward in opposite directions, as in an anticline.

2. Botany Of or relating to the plane of a cell division perpendicular to the surface of a plant organ.

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anticlinal

(ˌæntɪˈklaɪnəl)

adj

1. (Geological Science) of, relating to, or resembling an anticline

2. (Botany) botany of or relating to the plane at right angles to the surface of an organ

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an•ti•cli•nal

(ˌæn tɪˈklaɪn l)

adj.

1. inclining in opposite directions from a central axis.

2.

a. inclining downward on both sides from a median line or axis, as a fold of rock strata.

b. pertaining to such a fold.

[1825–35; < Greek antiklin(ein) to lean against each other (anti- anti- + klinein to lean¹) + -al¹]

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Adj.

1.

anticlinal - sloping downward away from a common crest geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks synclinal - sloping downward toward each other to create a trough

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