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clino-

a combining form meaning “slope, incline,” and, in mineralogy, “monoclinic,” used in the formation of compound words:clinometer.

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Origin of clino-

<Latin -clīn(āre) (cognate with Greek klī́nein to cause to lean, Sanskrit śrayati he causes to lean) + -o-

Words nearby clino-

clink, clinker, clinker-built, clinkety-clank, clinkstone, clino-, clinocephaly, clinodactyly, clinograph, clinoid process, clinometer
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British Dictionary definitions for clino-

clino-

before a vowel clin-

combining form

indicating a slope or inclinationclinometer

Word Origin for clino-

from New Latin, from Greek klinein to slant, lean
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Medical definitions for clino-

clino-

pref.

Slope; slant:clinocephaly.
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