anticlinal

ˌæntɪˈklaɪnl̩

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Definition of anticlinal - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

geology

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related to or part of an anticline

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The anticlinal structure was evident in the rock formation.

folded

geological

plant

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describing cell division perpendicular to a surface

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Anticlinal divisions are common in plant epidermis.

orthogonal

perpendicular

transverse

slope

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sloping downward away from a common crest

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The anticlinal ridge sloped away on both sides.

inclined

sloping

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Origin of anticlinal

Greek, anti (against) + klino (to lean)

Examples of anticlinal in a sentence

Anticlinal folds were visible in the cliff.
Anticlinal growth patterns are studied in botany.
Researchers observed anticlinal cell arrangements in the sample.
The anticlinal formation was evident in the landscape.
Geologists studied the anticlinal structures in the area.

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French:anticlinal, ...
German:antiklinal, abwärtsgeneigt, ...
Italian:anticlinale, ...
Spanish:anticlinal, perpendicular, ...
Portuguese:anticlinal, transversal, ...
Chinese:背斜的, 垂直的, ...
Japanese:背斜の, 垂直分裂の, ...
Arabic:مُتَعَلِّق بِالطَّيَّة المُحَدَّبَة, أَنْتِيكْلِينَالِي, ...
Hebrew:אֲנְטִיקְלִינָלִי, אַנְטִיקְלִינִי, ...
Russian:антиклинальный, наклонный, ...
Ukrainian:антиклінальний, ...
Hindi:एंटी-क्लाइन, एंटीक्लिनल, ...
Bengali:অ্যান্টিক্লাইনাল, অ্যান্টিক্লিনাল, ...
Catalan:anticlinal, ...
Czech:antiklinální, kolmý k povrchu, ...
Danish:antiklinal, ...
Dutch:antiklinaal, anticlinaal, ...
Greek:αντικλινικός, κάθετος, ...
Hungarian:antiklinális, a felszínre merőleges osztódású, ...
Khmer:ទាក់ទងនឹងផ្នត់ថ្មកោងឡើង, ដែលពិពណ៌នាអំពីការបែងចែកកោសិកាកាត់កែងនឹងផ្ទៃ, ...
Korean:배사의, 수직 분열의, ...
Persian:چین‌خوردگی, پادشیب, ...
Polish:antyklinalny, prostopadły, ...
Portuguese (BR):anticlinal, perpendicular, ...
Romanian:anticlinal, perpendicular, ...
Swedish:antiklinal, ...
Thai:แอนติไคลน์, ที่ตั้งฉากกับพื้นผิว, ...
Turkish:antiklin, antiklinal, ...
Vietnamese:nếp uốn, vuông góc, ...

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