Cataclinal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  cataclinal \cataclinal\ adj. (Geol)
     running in the direction of the dip in surrounding rock
     strata; -- of valleys and rivers. Opposite of {anaclinal}.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  cataclinal
       adj : of valleys and rivers; running in the direction of the dip
             in surrounding rock strata [ant: {anaclinal}]