Anaclinal

/ˌænəˈklaɪnəl/ adjective

Definition

In geology and geography, sloping in a direction opposite to the natural or expected slope, or relating to layers tilted against the dip.

Etymology

From Greek ana- (against, back) plus Latin clinalis (relating to slope, from clinare 'to lean'). This technical geological term describes unusual slope directions.

Kelly Says

Anaclinal slopes are geological rebels—they tilt the opposite way from what you'd expect, which can create weird water flow patterns and surprise geologists studying mountain formation!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንአክሊናል
an-a-k-li-nal
ARالعربية
انكلينال
an-klin-al
BNবাংলা
অনাক্লিণাল
ona-k-li-nal
CACatalà
anaclinal
ana-klin-al
CSČeština
anaclinal
ana-klin-al
DADansk
anaclinal
ana-klin-al
DEDeutsch
anaclinal
ana-k-li-nal
ELΕλληνικά
ανακλινικός
ana-klin-ikos
ESEspañol
anaclinal
an-a-k-li-nal
FAفارسی
انکلینال
an-klin-al
FISuomi
anaclinal
ana-klin-aal
FRFrançais
anaclinal
ana-klin-al
GUGU
અનકલિનલ
an-ak-li-nal
HAHA
anaclinal
ana-klin-al
HEעברית
אנאקלינלי
ana-kli-nali
HIहिन्दी
अनकलिनल
an-ak-li-nal
HUMagyar
anaclinal
ana-klin-al
IDBahasa Indonesia
anaclinal
ana-klin-al
IGIG
anaclinal
ana-klin-al
ITItaliano
anaclinal
ana-kli-nal
JA日本語
anaclinal
アナクリンアル
KKKK
анаклин
ana-klin
KMKM
អនាក្លីណល
ana-k-li-nal
KO한국어
anaclinal
아나클리날
MRMR
अनकलिनल
an-ak-li-nal
MSBahasa Melayu
anaclinal
ana-klin-al
MYမြန်မာ
အနာကလိနယ်
a-na-ka-li-nel
NLNederlands
anaclinal
ana-klin-aal
NONorsk
anaclinal
ana-klin-al
PAPA
ਅਨਕਲਿਨਲ
an-ak-li-nal
PLPolski
anaclinal
ana-kli-nal
PTPortuguês
anaclinal
ana-kli-nal
RORomână
anaclinal
ana-klin-al
RUРусский
анаклинальный
ana-klin-al-nyy
SVSvenska
anaclinal
ana-klin-al
SWKiswahili
anaclinal
ana-klin-al
TAதமிழ்
அனாக்ளிநல்
ana-a-kli-nal
TEతెలుగు
అనక్లినల్
ana-k-li-nal
THไทย
anaclinal
อะนาคลินัล
TLTL
anaclinal
ana-klin-al
TRTürkçe
anaclinal
ana-klin-al
UKУкраїнська
анаклінальний
ana-klin-al-nyy
URاردو
انکلینال
an-klin-al
VITiếng Việt
anaclinal
an-a-k-li-nal
YOYO
anaclinal
ana-klin-al
ZH中文
anaclinal
an-a-k-li-nal
ZUZU
anaclinal
ana-klin-al

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