Definition of Anticlinal
An`ti`cli´nal
Pronunciation:
ăn`tĭ`klī´n
a
l
a.
1.
Inclining
or
dipping
in
opposite
directions
.
See
Synclinal
.
2.
(Bot.)
occurring
at
right
angles
to
the
surface
of
a
plant
organ
.
Anticlinal line
(Geol.)
a
line
from
which
strata
dip
in
opposite
directions
,
as
from
the
ridge
of
a
roof
.
Anticlinal vertebra
(Anat.)
one
of
the
dorsal
vertebræ,
which
in
many
animals
has
an
upright
spine
toward
which
the
spines
of
the
neighboring
vertebræ
are
inclined
.
n.
1.
(Geol.)
The
crest
or
line
in
which
strata
slope
or
dip
in
opposite
directions
.
Related Words
geology
,
synclinal
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