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cline

1

[ klahyn ]

noun

  1. Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
  2. Linguistics. (in systemic linguistics) a scale of continuous gradation; continuum.


Cline

2

[ klahyn ]

noun

  1. Patsy Virginia Patterson Hensley, 1932–63, U.S. country singer.

cline

1

/ klaɪn /

noun

  1. a continuous variation in form between members of a species having a wide variable geographical or ecological range


-cline

2

combining form

  1. indicating a slope

    anticline

Cline

3

/ klaɪn /

noun

  1. ClinePatsy19321963FUSMUSIC: country singer 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"

cline

/ klīn /

  1. A gradual change in an inherited characteristic across the geographic range of a species, usually correlated with an environmental transition such as altitude, temperature, or moisture. For example, the body size in a species of warm-blooded animals tends to be larger in cooler climates (a latitudinal cline), while the flowering time of a plant may tend to be later at higher altitudes (an altitudinal cline). In species in which the gene flow between adjacent populations is high, the cline is typically smooth, whereas in populations with restricted gene flow the cline usually occurs as a series of relatively abrupt changes from one group to the next.


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Derived Forms

  • ˈclinally, adverb
  • ˈclinal, adjective
  • -clinal, combining_form:in_adjective

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Other Words From

  • clinal adjective
  • clinal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cline1

1935–40; < Greek klī́nein to lean 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cline1

C20: from Greek klinein to lean

Origin of cline2

back formation from incline

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Example Sentences

They searched Cline’s car and found $6,699, believed to be taken from the Wells Fargo, investigators said.

The officers saw Cline run out, but held off on trying to stop her in favor of following her further, according to court records.

Cline walked in, authorities allege, and a minute later ran out.

Federal probation records showed that Cline lived within about a mile of both of the recent incidents.

Cline’s stepmother told The Post at the time that Cline had been a “beautiful child” as a youngster and that the family did not know why Cline had been involved in the robberies.

So, Cline officials courted state legislators and hired lobbyists.

In an interview, Buchen said several groups, including Cline and the WMC, gave input on the bill.

Patsy Cline singing the devastating “I Fall to Pieces” before dying in a plane crash at the age of 30.

Three of the targets, Lefkofsky, Pegula, and Cline, were on the the Forbes 400, a list of the richest people in America.

Weinstein, who declined to comment on the case, was the first to receive a letter, followed by Cline on June 14.

Thanks to Mademoiselle Cline's drilling, I was pretty ready at "dicte," and after the first surprise, got along very well.

Both his company and Cline's bivouacked in the town that night.

Cline had softly shut the door behind the guest, but involuntarily he backed against it.

Cline moaned aloud, with a bleating noise, and gabbled argot as she tidied the belongings which Mademoiselle had flung everywhere.

"Take these things into the dressing-room, Cline," ordered Marise, tossing her gold bag and furs to the maid.

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