synclastic

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sin klas′tik, sing-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
syn•clas•tic  (sin klas′tik, sing-),USA pronunciation adj. [Math.]
  1. Mathematics(of a surface) having principal curvatures of similar sign at a given point. Cf. anticlastic. 
  • syn- + Greek klast(ós) broken + -ic 1865–70

'synclastic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anticlastic

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