clino-

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

   clinometer.

clino-

combining_form

1. indicating a slope or inclination

   clinometer

Word History and Origins

Origin of clino-¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of clino-¹

from New Latin, from Greek klinein to slant, lean

Example Sentences

Had the Clino not been both exceedingly strong and very new it would have come to grief long before it did.

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