anaclinal

1. 1.

   of valleys and rivers; progressing in a direction opposite to the dip in surrounding rock strata

   Antonymscataclinal

   geology

Questions about anaclinal

What does anaclinal mean?

anaclinal means "of valleys and rivers; progressing in a direction opposite to the dip in surrounding rock strata".

How many syllables are in anaclinal?

anaclinal has 4 syllables: a-na-cli-nal. The stress falls on "na".

What is the opposite of anaclinal?

The recorded antonyms are cataclinal.

Is anaclinal a common word?

anaclinal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.