cline
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/klaɪn/
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/klaɪn/
A smooth transition from one thing to another.
The cline in color from blue to green was noticeable in the sky.
从蓝色到绿色的色相变化在天空中显而易见。
A range of speech sounds that vary continuously.
The linguist studied the cline of vowel sounds in the regional dialect.
语言学家研究了地方方言中的元音音调变化。