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.
從藍色到綠色的色相變化在天空中顯而易見。
A range of speech sounds that vary continuously.
The linguist studied the cline of vowel sounds in the regional dialect.
語言學家研究了地方方言中的元音音調變化。