synclastic

[ sin-klas-tik, sing- ]

adjective

, Mathematics.

1. (of a surface) having principal curvatures of similar sign at a given point.

synclastic

/ sɪŋˈklæstɪk /

adjective

1. maths (of a surface) having a curvature at a given point and in a particular direction that is of the same sign as the curvature at that point in perpendicular direction Compare anticlastic

Word History and Origins

Origin of synclastic¹

1865–70; syn- + Greek klast ( ós ) broken + -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of synclastic¹

C19: from syn- (alike) + Greek klastos bent, from klan to bend