clinal

clinal: adjective /ˈklaɪnəl/

a) Pertaining to beds or rest.

, 1984: ‘Strange,’ Enderby said. ‘Here we both are, in a clinal situation so to speak, a bed context I mean, the Greek word means to lean or repose I suppose, hence bed, hence clinic by the way, and this has nothing to do with my feverish imaginings.’ — Anthony Burgess, Enderbys Dark Lady

b) Describing a torsion angle between 30° and 150°

, 1994: Clinal variation in the size of the secondary sexual character may be due to the effects of the Fisher or the handicap process. — Anders P Moller, Sexual Selection and the Barn Swallow (Oxford 2000, p. 299)

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-clinal — suff. Sloping: synclinal. [From Greek klīnein, to lean. See klei . * * * … Universalium
clinal — ● clinal, clinale, clinaux adjectif Se dit de la conformation d une molécule autour d une liaison simple dans laquelle les deux liaisons de référence font un angle voisin de 90° … Encyclopédie Universelle
Clinal — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le suffixe clinal (du grec ancien κλίνειν, klínein, « pencher », « incliner ») est utilisé en géologie pour désigner des types de… … Wikipédia en Français
-clinal — adjective combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek klinein to lean more at lean sloping < synclinal > … New Collegiate Dictionary
clinal — adjective see cline … New Collegiate Dictionary
clinal — adj. [Gr. klinein, to slope] The gradual varying of characteristics … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
clinal — See cline. * * * … Universalium
-clinal — cli·nal … English syllables
clinal — clin·al … English syllables
clinal — … Useful english dictionary

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