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.
青から緑への色合いの変化が空で目立った。
A range of speech sounds that vary continuously.
The linguist studied the cline of vowel sounds in the regional dialect.
言語学者は地域方言における母音の音調の変化を研究した。