"chronocline" meaning in All languages combined

See chronocline on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: chronoclines [plural]
Etymology: From chrono- + cline. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|chrono|cline}} chrono- + cline Head templates: {{en-noun}} chronocline (plural chronoclines)
  1. A stratigraphic gradation that shows successive morphological changes in the members of a related group Related terms: chronoclinal

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "chrono-",
      "chrono-#English"
    ],
    [
      "cline",
      "cline#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "chrono",
        "3": "cline"
      },
      "expansion": "chrono- + cline",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From chrono- + cline.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chronoclines",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "chronocline (plural chronoclines)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with chrono-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A stratigraphic gradation that shows successive morphological changes in the members of a related group"
      ],
      "id": "en-chronocline-en-noun-z0ksoLDd",
      "links": [
        [
          "stratigraphic",
          "stratigraphic"
        ],
        [
          "gradation",
          "gradation"
        ],
        [
          "successive",
          "successive"
        ],
        [
          "morphological",
          "morphological"
        ],
        [
          "change",
          "change"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "chronoclinal"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chronocline"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "chrono-",
      "chrono-#English"
    ],
    [
      "cline",
      "cline#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "chrono",
        "3": "cline"
      },
      "expansion": "chrono- + cline",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From chrono- + cline.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chronoclines",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "chronocline (plural chronoclines)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "chronoclinal"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms prefixed with chrono-",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A stratigraphic gradation that shows successive morphological changes in the members of a related group"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stratigraphic",
          "stratigraphic"
        ],
        [
          "gradation",
          "gradation"
        ],
        [
          "successive",
          "successive"
        ],
        [
          "morphological",
          "morphological"
        ],
        [
          "change",
          "change"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chronocline"
}

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