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.

• 🇨🇳一个过时的地质学术语，用于描述河流或山谷的流向与地形的总倾斜方向一致。

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.

   🇨🇳顺倾的

   反义词: anaclinal

• more cataclinal comparative form
• most cataclinal superlative form