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An`ti*cli"nal (ăn`tĭ*kl&ī;"n&aitalic_;l), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. kli`nein to incline.] 1. Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See Synclinal.
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2. (Bot.) occurring at right angles to the surface of a plant organ.
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Anticlinal line, Anticlinal axis (Geol.), a line from which strata dip in opposite directions, as from the ridge of a roof. -- Anticlinal vertebra (Anat.), one of the dorsal vertebræ, which in many animals has an upright spine toward which the spines of the neighboring vertebræ are inclined.
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An`ti*cli"nal, n. (Geol.) The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions.
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