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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

/ ˌæ²Ô³Ùɪˈ°ì±ôæ²õ³Ùɪ°ì /

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
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Origin of anticlastic1

First recorded in 1865–70; anti- + clastic
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Synelastic, sin-klas′tik, adj. having the same kind of curvature in all directions—opp. to Anticlastic.

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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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