01 a. Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See Synclinal.
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Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See Synclinal. See: Synclinal
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occurring at right angles to the surface of a plant organ.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Anticlinal line —
a line from which strata dip in opposite directions, as from the ridge of a roof.
Anticlinal vertebra —
one of the dorsal vertebræ, which in many animals has an upright spine toward which the spines of the neighboring vertebræ are inclined.