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