Clin-
clin- pref.
Variant of clino-.
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- Clinal
[klahyn] /klaɪn/ 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. /klaɪn/ noun 1. a continuous variation in form between members of a species having a wide variable geographical […]
- Clinally
[klahyn] /klaɪn/ 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. /klaɪn/ noun 1. a continuous variation in form between members of a species having a wide variable geographical […]
- Clinch
[klinch] /klɪntʃ/ verb (used with object) 1. to settle (a matter) decisively: After they clinched the deal they went out to celebrate. 2. to secure (a nail, screw, etc.) in position by beating down the protruding point: He drove the nails through the board and clinched the points flat with a hammer. 3. to fasten […]
- Clinandrium
[kli-nan-dree-uh m] /klɪˈnæn dri əm/ noun, plural clinandria [kli-nan-dree-uh] /klɪˈnæn dri ə/ (Show IPA) 1. a cavity in the apex of the column in orchids, in which the anthers rest; the . /klɪˈnændrɪəm/ noun (pl) -dria (-drɪə) 1. (botany) a cavity in the upper part of the column of an orchid flower that contains the […]
- Clincher
[klin-cher] /ˈklɪn tʃər/ noun 1. a person or thing that . 2. a statement, argument, fact, situation, or the like, that is decisive or conclusive: The heat was the clincher that made us decide to leave the city. 3. a nail, screw, etc., for . 4. Automotive. a . /ˈklɪntʃə/ noun 1. (informal) something decisive, […]