Meaning – lean to bend
About CLINE: The root “CLINE” used in many English words came from Latin word “Clinare” or “Klinein” which means “Lean, To Bend”. The other meaning subsets can be drawn as “bed; slope, slant, to lean, leaning”. Etymologically the meaning will have a sense of a slope or gradient. Words: Incline (noun) - An inclined surface or plane; a slope, especially on a road or railway. Inclination (noun) - The fact or degree of sloping. Decline (verb) - Move downwards. Declination (noun) - The angular distance of a point north or south of the celestial equator. Recline (verb) - Lean or lie back in a relaxed position with the back supported. Anticline (noun) - A ridge or fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope downwards from the crest. Ecocline (noun) - A gradual, continuous change in the species composition between two ecosystems or communities of organisms across an environmental gradient. Isocline (noun) - A line on a diagram or map connecting points of equal gradient or inclination. Patricliny (noun) - Inheritance of traits which are primarily from the father. Matricliny (noun) - Inheritance of traits which are primarily from the Mother. Patroclinous (adjective) - Having inherited characteristics that more closely resemble the male parent than the female parent. Thermocline (noun) - An abrupt temperature gradient in a body of water such as a lake, marked by a layer above and below which the water is at different temperatures.Meaning holy sacred
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