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Cline (biology) In biology, a cline is a measurable gradient in a single characteristic (or biological trait) of a species across its geographical range. Clines usually have a genetic (e.g. allele frequency, blood type), or phenotypic (e.g. body size, skin pig ...

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

Cline (linguistics) A cline of instantiation is a concept in systemic functional linguistics theory. Alongside Stratification (linguistics), stratification and metafunction, it is one of the global semiotic dimensions that define the organization of language in co ...

: ** Cline of instantiation, a concept in systemic functional linguistics ** Cline of grammaticality in

grammaticalization Grammaticalization (also known as grammatization or grammaticization) is a linguistic process in which words change from representing objects or actions to serving grammatical functions. Grammaticalization can involve content words, such as noun ...

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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 i ...

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

Cline (surname) Cline is a surname. It is an anglicisation of the German name Klein (surname), Klein and Gaelic Clyne (surname), Clyne. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan Cline, American computer scientist *Aleisha Cline (born 1970), Canadian skier *Al ...

, 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 t ...

, 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 ci ...

, Texas in

Uvalde County Uvalde County ( ; ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 24,564. Its county seat is Uvalde. The county was created in 1850 and organized in 1856. It is named for Juan de Ugalde, the Spanish ...

, 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 Borma ...

, a road in Indiana, US * Antonov An-32, a military transport aircraft, whose NATO reporting name is "Cline"

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