anaclinal
adjective
ana·cli·nal
\¦anə¦klīnəl\
Definition of anaclinal
: descending in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the strata an anaclinal river —opposed to cataclinal
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Origin and Etymology of anaclinal
ana- + -clinal
First Known Use: 1875
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