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anticlastic

[ an-tee-klas-tik, an-tahy- ]

adjective

, Mathematics.
  1. (of a surface) having principal curvatures of opposite sign at a given point.


anticlastic

/ ˌæntɪˈklæstɪk /

adjective

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anticlastic1

First recorded in 1865–70; anti- + clastic
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Example Sentences

Synelastic, sin-klas′tik, adj. having the same kind of curvature in all directions—opp. to Anticlastic.

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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