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synclastic
[ sin-klas-tik, sing- ]
adjective
, Mathematics.
- (of a surface) having principal curvatures of similar sign at a given point.
synclastic
/ sɪŋˈklæstɪk /
adjective
- See anticlasticmaths (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
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Origin of synclastic1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of synclastic1
C19: from syn- (alike) + Greek klastos bent, from klan to bend
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