CLINE


Meaning of CLINE in English

[ klʌɪn ]

■ noun a continuum with an infinite number of gradations from one extreme to the other.

↘ Biology a gradation in one or more characteristics within a species or other taxon, especially between different populations.

Derivatives

clinal adjective

Origin

1930s: from Gk klinein 'to slope'.

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