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antiforms

antiforms is the plural of antiform.

Meaning of antiform

Noun

antiform (plural antiforms)

  1. 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. 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

Questions about antiforms

What is antiforms the plural of?
Antiforms is the plural of antiform.

Words near antiforms in the dictionary

  1. antiformalistic
  2. antiformalists
  3. antiformant
  4. antiformants
  5. antiformin
  6. antiforms
  7. antifoul
  8. antifoulant
  9. antifoulants
  10. antifouled
  11. antifouler

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