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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.

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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

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The third statement, the Synclastic, demanded a rigid body posture, measured breathing, and as little eye movement as possible.