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cataclinal

/ˌkæt.əˈklaɪ.nəl/

Traducción: Adjetivo que describe una corriente o valle que fluye o desciende en la misma dirección que la pendiente o inclinación general del terreno, especialmente en contexto geológico.

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formalcommonscientificobsoleto/ˌkæt.əˈklaɪ.nəl/

An obsolete adjective used in geology to describe a river or valley that flows in the same direction as the general slope of the land.

  • 🇪🇸Adjetivo que describe una corriente o valle que fluye o desciende en la misma dirección que la pendiente o inclinación general del terreno, especialmente en contexto geológico.
  1. Geological term for valleys and rivers C2 formal scientific

    Describes a valley or river that flows in the same direction as the dip of the surrounding rock strata.

    • The river follows a cataclinal course through the folded mountains.
    • Geologists identified the valley as cataclinal due to its alignment with the rock layers.
    • Cataclinal drainage patterns are often found in regions with tilted strata.

    🇪🇸Cataclinal (geología)

    Antónimos: anaclinal

  • more cataclinal comparative form
  • most cataclinal superlative form