Anticlinal

[,ænti'klainl]

Definition

(adj.) sloping downward away from a common crest .

Checker: Nathan--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See Synclinal.

(n.) The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions.

Typist: Ollie

Definition

adj. sloping in opposite directions.—n. (geol.) applied to strata which are inclined in opposite directions from a common axis—in a roof-like form.

Checker: Roberta

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