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an⋅ti⋅cline

[an-ti-klahyn]
–noun Geology.
an anticlinal rock structure.

Origin:
1860–65; back formation from anticlinal
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an·ti·cline   (ān'tĭ-klīn')   


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n.   Geology
A fold with strata sloping downward on both sides from a common crest.
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