cataclinal

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 pouco usado, empregado em geologia para descrever um rio ou vale que corre na mesma direção da inclinação geral do terreno.

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

   Antônimos: anaclinal

• more cataclinal comparative form
• most cataclinal superlative form