| 单词 | cline |
| 释义 | cline[ klahyn ] / klaɪn / nounBiology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species. Linguistics. (in systemic linguistics) a scale of continuous gradation; continuum. Origin of cline1935–40; <Greek klī́nein to lean1 OTHER WORDS FROM clineclinal, adjectiveclin·al·ly, adverbDefinition for cline (2 of 2)Cline [ klahyn ] / klaɪn / nounPatsy Virginia Patterson Hensley, 1932–63, U.S. country singer. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for cline (1 of 3)cline / (klaɪn) / nouna continuous variation in form between members of a species having a wide variable geographical or ecological range Derived forms of clineclinal, adjectiveclinally, adverbWord Origin for clineC20: from Greek klinein to lean British Dictionary definitions for cline (2 of 3)Cline / (klaɪn) / nounPatsy, 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" British Dictionary definitions for cline (3 of 3)-cline n combining formindicating a slopeanticline Derived forms of -cline-clinal, adj combining formWord Origin for -clineback formation from incline Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for clinecline [ klīn ] 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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