Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clinally

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cli-nal-ly
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the form of a gradation

Example Sentences

"Three inversions varied clinally from the upper Danube to the Iron Gate: IIL-13 increased from a frequency of 0.02–0.04 in the upper Danube to 0.94 in Romania, whereas IIL-14 and IIIL-4 decreased from 0.50 and higher to 0.00."

Etymology

From clinal + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: clinal

Questions

What does clinally mean?: In the form of a gradation
Where does clinally come from?: From clinal + -ly.

How to pronounce clinally

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