Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [klahyn]
- /klaɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [klahyn]
- /klaɪn/
Definitions of clinal word
- noun clinal Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species. 1
- noun clinal Linguistics. (in systemic linguistics) a scale of continuous gradation; continuum. 1
- noun clinal Pertaining to beds or rest. 1
- adjective clinal (chemistry) Describing a torsion angle between 30° and 150°. 0
- adjective clinal Pertaining to a cline. 0
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Origin of clinal
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40; < Greek klī́nein to lean1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Clinal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clinal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
clinal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with clinal
- what is clinal variation?
See also
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