cline

Word family nounclineadjectiveclinal

cline /klaɪn/ noun [countableC] technical

MEASUREa series of very small differences in a group of things of the same kind 渐变群；连续体 SYN continuum

Examples from the Corpus

cline• The colouring of Scandinavian cattle in the past was also characteristic in that many showed variations of the colour-sided cline.• In other words, the disposition of the reader is a factor in moving along the cline in either direction.• However, the further rightwards along the cline a metaphor is located, the greater is the potential for multiple interpretations.• The cline is represented in Figure 1.

Origin cline

(1900-2000) Greek klinein “to lead”

单词	cline
释义	cline Word family nounclineadjectiveclinal cline /klaɪn/ noun [countableC] technical MEASUREa series of very small differences in a group of things of the same kind 渐变群；连续体 SYN continuum Examples from the Corpus cline• The colouring of Scandinavian cattle in the past was also characteristic in that many showed variations of the colour-sided cline.• In other words, the disposition of the reader is a factor in moving along the cline in either direction.• However, the further rightwards along the cline a metaphor is located, the greater is the potential for multiple interpretations.• The cline is represented in Figure 1. Origin cline (1900-2000) Greek klinein “to lead”
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