anticlastic
adjective
an·ti·clas·tic
: having opposite curvatures at a given point
specifically : curved convexly along a longitudinal plane section and concavely along the perpendicular section —used of a surface —opposed to synclastic
Word History
Etymology
anti- entry 1 + Greek klastos (from klan to break) + English -ic
- section plane
- sectional
- sectional boiler
- sectional density
- sectional leaf cutting
- sectionalisation
- sectionalisations
- sectionalise
- sectionalised
- sectionalises
- sectionalising
- sectionalism
- sectionalisms
- sectionalist
- sectionalists
- sectionalization
- sectionalizations
- sectionalize
- sectionalized
- sectionalizes
- sectionalizing
- shot cartridge
- shot clock
- shot down
- shot drill