• Antiform

    Origin

    - + form

    Full definition of antiform

    Noun

    antiform

    (plural antiforms)
    1. (geology) 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) A form that defies the usual conventions of artistic forms.
      • 1983, Edith Kurzweil, William Phillips, Writers and Politics: A Partisan Review Reader (page 236)Dada forms and antiforms were used as a means of reacting against Abstract Expressionism and abstract art generally...

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