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clinal

clinal

9.1
Sloping so a surface leans at an angle
  • adjective
  • /ˈklaɪnəl/
: inclinado
  • The hikers followed a clinal path that gradually rose up the hillside.

Examples

  • The architect designed the building to fit the clinal landscape of the site.

  • Geologists studied the clinal structure of the rock layers in the region.

  • The slope is clinal.

  • This hill is clinal.

  • The hikers followed a clinal path that gradually rose up the hillside.

  • The architect designed the building to fit the clinal landscape of the site.

  • Geologists studied the clinal structure of the rock layers in the region.

Synonyms

tilted
vsclinal
24 2.5

Leaning to one side and not straight, like a picture on a wall

is a neutral term for any surface that leans at an angle
angled
vsclinal
16 3.3

Placed at a slant so it is not straight up or flat

is broader, describing leaning without stressing exact angle size
sloping
vsclinal
15 3.1

A surface that is not flat or level and leans to one side

is the neutral descriptor for a surface that leans at an angle
slanted
vsclinal
11 3.9

Not straight or level and leaning to one side

is a general term for surfaces that lean rather than being flat
slanting
vsclinal
10 2.9

Tilting at an angle, not straight up or flat

is the broader label for any surface that tilts away from flat
oblique
vsclinal
6 7.5

Slanting, not straight up or straight across

is a more general term not limited to strict geometric relations
inclined
vsclinal
6 3.9

Sloping so one end is higher than the other

is a general term that covers any such angled formation
tipped
vsclinal
5 3.8

A thing that leans to one side and does not stand straight

is the broad word for surfaces that are not level
sloped
vsclinal
4 2.3

A surface that is not flat and goes up or down at an angle

is a neutral word for any surface that is not level
slanty
vsclinal
2 4.4

Leaning to one side and not level

is the neutral, less colloquial word for a leaning surface
atilt
vsclinal
  • Archaic
1 9.8

Leaning to one side and not straight

is the general label for a surface that is angled
aslope
vsclinal
  • Archaic
1 8.6

At an angle so one side is higher than the other

is the more general descriptor for any angled surface

How Steep

vertical
121 2.7
steep
148 2.5
clinal
9.1
flat
414 1.0

Surface Forms

clinal positive

Morphology

clinal = cline (semi-transparent) = cline + al

This is a straightforward adjective formed from 'cline', but the meaning remains somewhat specialized and not highly familiar to most learners.

Etymology

Clinal comes from the Greek root klinein meaning 'to lean', the same root as in incline. So a 'clinal' surface is one that tilts or slopes, like a gently leaning hillside.