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anticlinal

/ˌæn.tɪˈklaɪ.nəl/

Traducción: Adjetivo desusado en geología que describe un pliegue de las capas rocosas que desciende hacia ambos lados desde una cresta central.

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adjective

formalcommonscientificobsoleto/ˌæn.tɪˈklaɪ.nəl/

An obsolete adjective used in geology to describe a fold in rock layers that slopes downward on both sides from a central crest.

  • 🇪🇸Adjetivo desusado en geología que describe un pliegue de las capas rocosas que desciende hacia ambos lados desde una cresta central.
  1. Sloping downward from a crest C2 formal scientific

    Describing a geological fold where rock layers slope downward away from a central ridge or crest.

    • The anticlinal structure was clearly visible in the mountain range.
    • Geologists mapped the anticlinal fold to understand the region's tectonic history.
    • The anticlinal ridge formed a natural barrier for the valley.

    🇪🇸anticlinal

    Antónimos: synclinal

  • more anticlinal comparative form
  • most anticlinal superlative form