HyperDic: anaclinal

English > 1 sense of the word anaclinal:
ADJECTIVEallanaclinalof valleys and rivers
English > anaclinal: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningOf valleys and rivers; progressing in a direction opposite to the dip in surrounding rock strata.
CategorygeologyA science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks
OppositecataclinalOf valleys and rivers
Spanishanticlinal
Catalananticlinal

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