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clinal.

Pertaining to beds or rest.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈklaɪnəl/
  1. Pertaining to beds or rest.

    not-comparable
  2. Describing a torsion angle between 30° and 150°

    not-comparable · physical
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti Proto-Hellenic *klíňňō Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω (klī́nō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek κλίνη (klínē) English -al English clinal From Ancient Greek κλίνη (klínē, “bed”) + English -al.

adj/ˈklaɪnəl/
  1. Pertaining to a cline.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From cline + -al.

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