anticlinal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective sloping downward away from a common crest

WordNet

An`ti*cli"nal adjective
Etymology
Pref. anti- + Gr. to incline.
Definitions
  1. Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See Synclinal.
An`ti*cli"nal noun
Definitions
  1. (Geol.) The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions.

Webster 1913