anticlastic

adjective

an·​ti·​clas·​tic

: having opposite curvatures at a given point

specifically : curved convexly along a longitudinal plane section and concavely along the perpendicular section

—used of a surface

—opposed to synclastic

Word History

Etymology

anti- entry 1 + Greek klastos (from klan to break) + English -ic

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