antiform

noun — 2 senses

antiform

noun

Etymology From anti- + form.

1

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences 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).

2

Art, Arts A form that defies the usual conventions of artistic forms.

  • Dada forms and antiforms were used as a means of reacting against Abstract Expressionism and abstract art generally[…]1983, Edith Kurzweil, William Phillips, Writers and Politics: A Partisan Review Reader, page 236:
Antonyms
synform
Derived terms
antiformal
Hyponyms
anticline

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