\An`ti*cli"nal\ (-kl[imac]"nal), a. [Pref. anti- +
Gr. kli`nein to incline.]
Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See {Synclinal}.
{Anticlinal line}, {Anticlinal axis} (Geol.), a line from
   which strata dip in opposite directions, as from the ridge
   of a roof.
{Anticlinal vertebra} (Anat.), one of the dorsal vertebr[ae],
   which in many animals has an upright spine toward which
   the spines of the neighboring vertebr[ae] are inclined.

\An`ti*cli"nal\, n. (Geol.)
The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite
directions.