Anticlinal
Anticlinal (an`ti*klī"nal) , adjective
[Prefix anti- + Greek kli`nein to incline.]
1.
Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See Synclinal.
2.
(Botany) occurring at right angles to the surface of a plant organ.
Collocations (2)
Anticlinal line or Anticlinal axis (Geology) , a line from which strata dip in opposite directions, as from the ridge of a roof.
Anticlinal vertebra (Anatomy) , one of the dorsal vertebra, which in many animals has an upright spine toward which the spines of the neighboring vertebra are inclined.
Anticlinal , noun
(Geology) The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions.