antiform
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
antiform (plural antiforms)
- (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:
- Dada forms and antiforms were used as a means of reacting against Abstract Expressionism and abstract art generally […]
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "geology"): synform
Hyponyms edit
- (geology): anticline
Translations edit
sedimentary layers in a convex formation
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a form that defies the usual conventions of artistic forms
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