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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 an·ti·cli·nal /ˌæntɪˈklaɪnḷ/
 (a.)背斜的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 An·ti·cli·nal a.
 1. Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See Synclinal.
 Anticlinal line, Anticlinal axis Geol., a line from which strata dip in opposite directions, as from the ridge of a roof.
 Anticlinal vertebra Anat., one of the dorsal vertebræ, which in many animals has an upright spine toward which the spines of the neighboring vertebræ are inclined.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 An·ti·cli·nal, n. Geol. The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 anticlinal
      adj : sloping downward away from a common crest [ant: synclinal]