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clino-

  1. a combining form meaning “slope, incline,” and, in mineralogy, “monoclinic,” used in the formation of compound words:

    clinometer.

clino-

combining_form

  1. indicating a slope or inclination

    clinometer

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Word History and Origins

Origin of clino-1

< Latin -clīn ( āre ) (cognate with Greek klī́n ein to cause to lean, Sanskrit śrayati he causes to lean) + -o-

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Word History and Origins

Origin of clino-1

from New Latin, from Greek klinein to slant, lean

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Example Sentences

Had the Clino not been both exceedingly strong and very new it would have come to grief long before it did.

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