Defn: Opposed to citizenship.
ANTICIVISM
An`ti*civ"ism, n.
Defn: Opposition to the body politic of citizens. [Obs.] Carlyle.
ANTICLASTIC
An`ti*clas"tic, a. Etym: [Pref. anti- = Gr.
Defn: Having to opposite curvatures, that is, curved longitudinally in one direction and transversely in the opposite direction, as the surface of a saddle.
ANTICLIMAX
An`ti*cli"max, n. (Rhet.)
Defn: A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; — the opposite of climax. It produces a ridiculous effect. Example: Next comes Dalhousie, the great god of war, Lieutenant-colonel to the Earl ANTICLINAL An`ti*cli"nal, a. Etym: [Pref. anti- + Gr.
Defn: 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 vertebræ, which in many animals has an upright spine toward which the spines of the neighboring vertebræ are inclined.
ANTICLINAL
An`ti*cli"nal, n. (Geol.)
Defn: The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions.