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Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fold with strata sloping downwards on each side.
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Basque antiforme
- antiformeanticlinal fold
Bulgarian седловина, антиклинала
- седловина (sedlovina)anticlinal fold
- антиклинала (antiklinala)anticlinal fold
Catalan anticlinal, anticlí
- anticlinalanticlinal fold
- anticlíanticlinal fold
Chinese Mandarin 背斜
- 背斜 (bèixié)anticlinal fold
Czech antiklinála
- antiklinálaanticlinal fold
Dutch anticline, anticlinaal
- anticlineanticlinal fold
- anticlinaalanticlinal fold
Esperanto antiklinalo
- antiklinaloanticlinal fold
Estonian antiklinaal
- antiklinaalanticlinal fold
Finnish satulapoimu, antikliini
- satulapoimuanticlinal fold
- antikliinianticlinal fold
French anticlinal
- anticlinalanticlinal fold
German Antiklinale
- Antiklinaleanticlinal fold
Greek αντίκλινο
- αντίκλινο (antíklino)anticlinal fold
Hebrew קמר
- קמרanticlinal fold
Hindi अपनति
- अपनति (apnati)anticlinal fold
Irish dronnchlaonas
- dronnchlaonasanticlinal fold
Italian anticlinale
- anticlinaleanticlinal fold
Japanese 背斜
- 背斜 (haisha)anticlinal fold
Korean 배사
- 배사 (baesa)anticlinal fold
Norwegian antiklinal
- antiklinalanticlinal fold
Persian تاقدیس
- تاقدیسanticlinal fold
Polish antyklina, siodło
- antyklinaanticlinal fold
- siodłoanticlinal fold
Portuguese anticlinal
- anticlinalanticlinal fold
Romanian anticlinal
- anticlinalanticlinal fold
Russian антиклина́ль, антиклинальная скла́дка
- антиклина́ль (antiklinálʹ)anticlinal fold
- антиклинальная скла́дка (antiklinalʹnaja skládka)anticlinal fold
Slovak antiklinála
- antiklinálaanticlinal fold
Spanish anticlinal
- anticlinalanticlinal fold
Swedish antiklinal, antiform
- antiklinalanticlinal fold
- antiformanticlinal fold
Turkish yukaç, antiklinal
- yukaçanticlinal fold
- antiklinalanticlinal fold
Ukrainian антикліна́ль
- антикліна́ль (antyklinálʹ)anticlinal fold
Vietnamese nếp uốn lồi, nếp lồi
- nếp uốn lồianticlinal fold
- nếp lồianticlinal fold
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APA
anticline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticline
MLA
“anticline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticline. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticline,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticline.
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