cataclinal, a. Geol. Now rare.
(kætəˈklaɪnəl)
[f. Gr. κατακλινής sloping, f. κατά down + κλίνειν to bend + -al. Cf. monoclinal a. and n.]
(See quot. 1875.) Cf. anaclinal a.
| 1875 J. W. Powell Expl. Colorado River ii. xi. 160, I have..classified these valleys..in the following manner..cataclinal, valleys that run in the direction of the dip. 1960 B. W. Sparks Geomorphol. vi. 104 Terms originally proposed by Powell, such as cataclinal..have found no wide usage, as they are unnecessarily obscure. |