What does "antiform" mean?

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).

Antiform

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Noun

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[…]"

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"Dada forms and antiforms were used as a means of reacting against Abstract Expressionism and abstract art generally[…]"

Etymology

From anti- + form.

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