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cline
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/klaɪn/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A gradual change in a feature across a region or group.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA generalized circle.
Examples
As one moves further south they enter a different cline.
There is a gradual cline of decreasing size to the northward.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 2
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsAny graduated continuum.
A gradation in a character or phenotype within a species, deme, or other systematic group.
More examples
In context2000 Michael J. O'Brien and R. Lee Lyman: Applying Evolutionary Archaeology →ISBN [A cline is a] character gradient, wherein a character such as length increases or decreases gradually and continuously. A cline distributed over geographic space is a "chorocli...
2002 The Future of Evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Recent studies have shown that invaders can rapidly adapt to the new environments in which they find themselves. Huey et al. demonstrated how an introduction of a new fruit fly into...
2012 Donald W. Linzey. Vertebrate biology →ISBN Subspecies of the song sparrow form a cline in body size, plumage coloration, and song characteristics. There is a dramatic difference in appearance between the small, pale Melospiza melodia saltonis subspecies...
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Origin
noun
From Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω (klī́nō, “to lean, incline”). Introduced by English evolutionary biologist and eugenicist Julian Huxley in 1938 after British mycologist John Ramsbottom suggested the term.