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Cline (biology) In biology, a cline (from the Greek κλίνειν ''klinein'', meaning "to lean") is a measurable gradient in a single character (or biological trait) of a species across its geographical range. First coined by Julian Huxley in 1938, the "cha ...

, a measurable gradient in a single trait in a species across its geographical range *

Cline (hydrology) In hydrology and related studies, a cline () is a comparatively thin, typically horizontal layer within a fluid, in which a property of the fluid varies greatly over a relatively short vertical distance. Such clines and the respectively varying ...

, a fluid layer with a property that varies *

Cline (mathematics) In geometry, a generalized circle, also referred to as a "cline" or "circline", is a straight line or a circle. The concept is mainly used in inversive geometry, because straight lines and circles have very similar properties in that geometry and ...

or generalised circle, a circle or straight line in inverse geometry *

Cline of instantiation The cline of instantiation is a concept in systemic functional linguistics theory. Alongside stratification and metafunction, it is one of the global semiotic dimensions that define the organization of language in context. According to Michael ...

, a concept in systemic functional linguistics

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Cline (fish) ''Clinitrachus argentatus'', the cline, is a species of clinid found in shallow waters of the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. This species feeds primarily on benthic invertebrates. This species is currently the only known member of ...

(''Clinitrachus argentatus''), a shallow water fish *

Cline (surname) Cline is a surname. It is an anglicisation of the German name Klein. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Cline, American computer scientist * Aleisha Cline (born 1970), Canadian skier *Alex Cline (born 1956), American drummer *Alfred L ...

, a given name and a family name (including a list of persons with the name) *

Cline River The Cline River is a short river in western Alberta, Canada. It flows from Pinto Lake and joins the North Saskatchewan River at Lake Abraham in west-central Alberta. Geography Pinto Lake is located north of Sunset Pass. The lake is fed from the ...

, in Alberta, Canada *

Cline Cline may refer to: Science * Cline (biology), a measurable gradient in a single trait in a species across its geographical range * Cline (hydrology), a fluid layer with a property that varies * Cline (mathematics) or generalised circle, a circl ...

, Texas in Uvalde County, Texas *

Cline Avenue State Road 912 (SR 912), known along its entire length as Cline Avenue, is a freeway north of the combined Interstate 80/ I-94/ U.S. Route 6 (I-80/I-94/US 6, Borman Expressway), and a local access road serving Griffith south of the Bor ...

, a road in Indiana, US *

Antonov An-32 The Antonov An-32 (NATO reporting name: Cline) is a turboprop twin-engined military transport aircraft. Design and development The An-32 is essentially a re-engined An-26. It is designed to withstand adverse weather conditions better than the s ...

, a military transport aircraft, whose NATO reporting name is "Cline"

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