Antiform vs Anticline - What's the difference?
antiform | anticline |
(geology) A topographic feature which is composed of sedimentary layers in a convex formation, but may not actually form a real anticline (i.e. , the oldest rocks may not be exposed in the middle).
(art) A form that defies the usual conventions of artistic forms.
* 1983 , Edith Kurzweil, William Phillips, Writers and Politics: A Partisan Review Reader (page 236)
Anticline is a hyponym of antiform.
Anticline is a holonym of antiform.
In geology terms the difference between antiform and anticline
is that antiform is a topographic feature which is composed of sedimentary layers in a convex formation, but may not actually form a real anticline (i.e., the oldest rocks may not be exposed in the middle) while anticline is a fold with strata sloping downwards on each side.antiform
English
Noun
(en noun)- Dada forms and antiforms were used as a means of reacting against Abstract Expressionism and abstract art generally