ANTICLASTIC

Etymology

Adjective

anticlastic

(of a surface) curved in opposite ways in two directions; saddle-shaped

(mathematics) of a surface whose Gaussian curvature is negative at all points

Antonyms

• synclastic

Anagrams

• Cisatlantic, cis-Atlantic, cisatlantic

Source: Wiktionary


An`ti*clas"tic, a. Etym: [Pref. anti- = Gr.

Definition: Having to opposite curvatures, that is, curved longitudinally in one direction and transversely in the opposite direction, as the surface of a saddle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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