SYNCLASTIC

Etymology

Adjective

synclastic

(of a surface) curved toward the same side in all directions

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

Antonyms

• anticlastic

Source: Wiktionary


Syn*clas"tic, a. Etym: [Pref. syn- + Gr. kla^n to break.] (Math. Physics)

Definition: Curved toward the same side in all directions; -- said of surfaces which in all directions around any point bend away from a tangent plane toward the same side, as the surface of a sphere; -- opposed to anticlastic. Sir W. Thomson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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