CLINE

Cline, Martin Cline

(noun) American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

cline (plural clines)

(systematics) A gradation in a character or phenotype within a species or other group.

Any graduated continuum.

Etymology 2

Noun

cline (plural clines)

(geometry, inversive geometry) A generalized circle.

Synonyms

• (generalized circle): circline, generalized circle

Anagrams

• incel, incle

Proper noun

Cline

A surname.

Anagrams

• incel, incle

Source: Wiktionary



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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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