The Collaborative International Dictionary
Synclastic
Synclastic \Syn*clas"tic\, a. [Pref. syn- + Gr. kla^n to break.]
(Math. Physics)
Curved toward the same side in all directions; -- said of
surfaces which in all directions around any point bend away
from a tangent plane toward the same side, as the surface of
a sphere; -- opposed to anticlastic.
--Sir W. Thomson.
Wiktionary
synclastic
a. 1 (context of a surface English) curved toward the same side in all directions 2 (context mathematics English) of a surface whose Gaussian curvature is positive at all points
Usage examples of "synclastic".
The third statement, the Synclastic, demanded a rigid body posture, measured breathing, and as little eye movement as possible.