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anticlinal.

Inclining or dipping in opposite directions.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. Inclining or dipping in opposite directions.

  2. Used to describe a type of cell division in a layer of cells that occurs perpendicular to the adjacent layer of cells.

  3. Describing a torsion angle between 90° and 150°.

    physical

  4. Consisting of, related to, or part of an anticline.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English anticline Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English anticlinal From anticline + -al.

noun

  1. An anticlinal fold.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English anticline Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English anticlinal From anticline + -al.

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