Associations to the word «Anticlinal»
Noun
Verb
| 1 |
Wiktionary
ANTICLINAL, adjective. Inclining or dipping in opposite directions.
ANTICLINAL, adjective. (botany) Used to describe a type of cell division in a layer of cells that occurs perpendicular to the adjacent layer of cells.
ANTICLINAL, adjective. (chemistry) Describing a torsion angle between 90° and 150°
ANTICLINAL, adjective. (geology) Consisting of, related to, or part of an anticline.
ANTICLINAL VERTEBRA, noun. (anatomy) The vertebra in a vertebral column which has a spinous process (spine) towards which the spines of all the other vertebrae are inclined; the vertebra at which the spine orientation changes.
Dictionary definition
ANTICLINAL, adjective. Sloping downward away from a common crest.
Wise words
When ideas fail, words come in very handy.