anticline

an·ti·cline

(ăn′tĭ-klīn′)

n. Geology

A fold with strata sloping downward on both sides from a common crest.

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anticline

(ˈæntɪˌklaɪn)

(Geological Science) a formation of stratified rock raised up, by folding, into a broad arch so that the strata slope down on both sides from a common crest. Compare syncline

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an•ti•cline

(ˈæn tɪˌklaɪn)

n.

an anticlinal rock structure.

[1860–65]

anticline

an·ti·cline

(ăn′tĭ-klīn′)

A fold of rock layers that slope downward on both sides of a common crest. Anticlines form when rocks are compressed by plate-tectonic forces. They can be as small as a hill or as large as a mountain range. Compare syncline.

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anticline

An upfold in the rocks.

Translations

anticlinal

anticlinale

anticline

[ˈæntɪˌklaɪn] n → anticlinale f

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Thus it pertains to the low-lying zone of antiform, or the informe, as theorized by Yve-Alain Bois--the abject space of the ground or floor.

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An artist of a postmodern time could only use the vagueness of the "radical forms" (antiform, anarchy, intertextuality, and interminancy are only some of the "radical forms" that reveal themselves in postmodern works) due to the disappearance of the authorial self.

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