antiform

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noun

A topographic feature which is composed of sedimentary layers in a convex formation, but may not actually form a real anticline (i.e., the oldest rocks may not be exposed in the middle).

Opposite
synform
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Meanings

nounantiform (plural antiforms)

plural antiforms

  1. geographyA topographic feature which is composed of sedimentary layers in a convex formation, but may not actually form a real anticline (i.e., the oldest rocks may not be exposed in the middle).
  2. artA form that defies the usual conventions of artistic forms.

    Dada forms and antiforms were used as a means of reacting against Abstract Expressionism and abstract art generally[…]

    1983, Edith Kurzweil, William Phillips, Writers and Politics: A Partisan Review Reader, page 236

Synonyms & antonyms

antonym(s) of “geology”

Opposite
synform
Narrower
anticline

Origin

From anti- + form.

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Translations

Polish antyforma, antyforma
  • antyformasedimentary layers in a convex formation
  • antyformaa form that defies the usual conventions of artistic forms
Portuguese antiforma, antiforma
  • antiformasedimentary layers in a convex formation
  • antiformaa form that defies the usual conventions of artistic forms

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Fairmontnatiform
Cite this entry
APA

antiform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiform

MLA

“antiform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiform.

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