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Definition of: anticlinal
(an′ti·klī′nəl) adjective Geol.
Forming a bend with the convex side upward, as a rock stratum or group of strata: also an′ti·clin′ic (-klin′ik).
—noun An anticlinal line, fold, or disposition of strata; a saddleback: also an′ti·cline. See SYNCLINAL. [< ANTI- + Gk. klinein slope]
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