Definition of CLINAL

clinal

Adj

  • Pertaining to beds or rest.
  • Describing a torsion angle between 30° and 150°
  • Pertaining to a cline.

Adjective

  • Pertaining to a cline, a gradient of change in characteristics.

Examples

  • The CLINAL progression of his score showed a gradual but consistent improvement.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλίνη (klínē, “bed”) + -al.

Scrabble Score: 8

clinal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
clinal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
clinal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

clinal: valid Words With Friends Word