cline

About 0.74 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A gradation in a character or phenotype within a species, deme, or other systematic group.
2. noun Any graduated continuum.
3. noun A generalized circle.

Similar words

latitudinal cole gradient grade chronocline rank classis class phase cladist

Often followed by

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Word family

clinal clinally clines