See Also: anticlinal(medicine)
anticlinal(dictionary)

anticlinal (iou)



anticlinal adjective. E19.
[from ANTI- + Greek klinein to lean, slope + -AL1.]
Geology. Pertaining to or of the nature of an anticline. Opp. synclinal. E19.
Anatomy. Of a vertebra: having an upright spine, towards which the spines of adjacent vertebrae incline. L19.
Botany. Of a cell wall etc.: perpendicular to the surface of the meristem. Of growth: taking place by the formation of anticlinal walls. Opp. periclinal. L19.
anticlinally adverb M19.