English
Pronunciation
IPA|/�klaɪn�l/
Etymology 1
From Greek κλίνη �bed�.
Adjective
clinal
- 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, Enderby's Dark Lady
Etymology 2
From cline.
Adjective
clinal
- Pertaining to a cline.
#:*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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