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- anaclinesplural of anacline: The part of a shell in which the interarea is at an angle of less than 90° to the plane of commissure
- anticlinesplural of anticline: A fold with strata sloping downwards on each side.
- atmoclinesplural of atmocline: A region of varying amounts of rainwater
- cataclinesplural of catacline: The part of a shell in which the interarea is at an angle of greater than 180° to the plane of commissure
- chemoclinesplural of chemocline: The boundary layer between the mixolimnion and monimolimnion in a meromictic lake (one with permanently stratified layers).
- chronoclinesplural of chronocline: A stratigraphic gradation that shows successive morphological changes in the members of a related group
- circlinesplural of circline: A fluorescent light in the form of a ring.
- ecoclinesplural of ecocline: A gradation from one ecosystem to another when there is no sharp boundary between the two. It is the joint expression of associated community (coenocline) and complex environmental gradients.
- epiclinesplural of epicline: The region above a slope or boundary
- haloclinesplural of halocline: a strong, vertical salinity gradient; the (sometimes indistinct) border between layers of water that contain different amounts of salt