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diaclinal, a. Geol.|daɪəˈklaɪnəl|
[f. Gr. διά through + κλίν-ειν to bend + -al.]
Of a valley, river, etc.: crossing a fold; passing through an anticline or syncline.
1874J. W. Powell in Bull. Philos. Soc. Washington I. 50 Still other valleys were found cutting across folds. These were called diaclinal valleys. 1875― Explor. Colorado River xi. 160 Three varieties [of transverse valleys] are noticed: (a) diaclinal, those which pass through a fold, [etc.]. 1963D. W. & E. E. Humphries tr. Termier's Erosion & Sedimentation v. 107 Valleys are classified by their relationship to the dip of the beds. These are: monoclinal or homoclinal rivers..; diaclinal..which cross folds. |