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# How to pronounce "anticlastic" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/æntɪklæstɪk/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **an·ti·cla·stic**
- **Parts of Speech**: adjective
- **ADJECTIVE**: curved in opposite ways in two directions; saddle-shaped
- **ADJECTIVE**: of a surface whose Gaussian curvature is negative at all points

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "anticlastic" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "The market determines the price that it will pay. It's an anticlastic curve, if you want to know what that is."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 40:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2FPUL9XgkU&t=2423s)

### Example 2
> "The saddle-shaped structure is also known as a "hyperbolic paraboloid surface," or an "anticlastic surface." And this is very well known to engineers and architects,"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 7:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHTTIg7HY80&t=445s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [anaclastic](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/anaclastic)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "anticlastic" correctly?
"anticlastic" is pronounced `/æntɪklæstɪk/`. Syllable breakdown: **an·ti·cla·stic**.

### What does "anticlastic" mean in context?
curved in opposite ways in two directions; saddle-shaped

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