cataclinal

• Устаревшее прилагательное, используемое в геологии для описания реки или долины, которые текут в том же направлении, что и общий уклон местности.

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.

1. Geological term for valleys and riversC2formalscientific

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

   Катаклинальный

   • 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.

   Антонимыanaclinal