/an'ti kluyn"l/ , adj.
1. inclining in opposite directions from a central axis.
2. Geol.
a. inclining downward on both sides from a median line or axis, as a fold of rock strata.
b. pertaining to such a fold.
[ 1825-35; antiklín ( ein ) to lean against each other ( anti- ANTI- + klínein to LEAN 1 ) + -AL 1 ]