Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [an-tee-klas-tik, an-tahy-]
- /ˌæn tiˈklæs tɪk, ˌæn taɪ-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [an-tee-klas-tik, an-tahy-]
- /ˌæn tiˈklæs tɪk, ˌæn taɪ-/
Definitions of anticlastic word
- adjective anticlastic (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 3
- adjective anticlastic (of a surface) having principal curvatures of opposite sign at a given point. 1
- adjective anticlastic (of a surface) curved in opposite ways in two directions; saddle-shaped. 0
- adjective anticlastic (mathematics) of a surface whose Gaussian curvature is negative at all points. 0
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Origin of anticlastic
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; anti- + clastic
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Parts of speech for Anticlastic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
anticlastic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
anticlastic usage trend in Literature
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