-clinal - The Dictionary

cline (kl?n)n. A gradual change in a character or feature across the distributional range of a species or population, usually correlated with an environmental or geographic transition.[From Greek kl?nein, to lean; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]clin?al (kl??n?l) adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.cline (kla?n) n (Environmental Science) a continuous variation in form between members of a species having a wide variable geographical or ecological range[C20: from Greek klinein to lean] ?clinal adj ?clinally advCline (kla?n) n (Biography) Patsy, original name Virginia Patterson Hensley. 1932?63, US country singer; her bestselling records include “Walking After Midnight”, “I Fall to Pieces”, and “Leavin’ On Your Mind”Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014cline (kla?n) n. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species. [1935?40;