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anticlastic
[ an-tee-klas-tik, an-tahy- ]
adjective
, Mathematics.
- (of a surface) having principal curvatures of opposite sign at a given point.
anticlastic
/ ˌæntɪˈklæstɪk /
adjective
- maths (of a surface) having a curvature, at a given point and in a particular direction, that is of the opposite sign to the curvature at that point in a perpendicular direction Compare synclastic
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anticlastic1
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Example Sentences
Synelastic, sin-klas′tik, adj. having the same kind of curvature in all directions—opp. to Anticlastic.
From Project Gutenberg
As regards the strain in the beam, the longitudinal and lateral extensions and contractions depend on the bending moment in the same way as in the simpler problem; but, the bending moment being variable, the anticlastic curvature produced is also variable.
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