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anaclinal

adjective
ana·​cli·​nal | \ ¦anə¦klÄ«nᵊl\

Definition of anaclinal

: descending in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the strata an anaclinal river opposed to cataclinal

First Known Use of anaclinal

1875, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for anaclinal

ana- + -clinal

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