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anticlinal Definition


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anticline
noun
    1. geol.
      A geological fold in the form of an arch, formed as a result of compressional forces acting in a horizontal plane on rock strata.
Derivative: anticlinal
adj
Etymology: 1860s: from anti- 3 + Greek klinein to lean.



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