ANACLASTIC


Meaning of ANACLASTIC in English

|anə|klastik adjective

Etymology: Greek anaklastos bent back, reflected (from anaklan to bend back, reflect, from ana- + klan to break, deflect) + English -ic

1. : capable of springing back

the bottom of an anaclastic glass springs out or in when air is forced into or drawn from the glass

2. : relating to or constituting anaclasis

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.