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Where does “electroclinic” come from?

electroclinic (English) comes from English cline, from Ancient Greek κλῑ́νω — to decline; I bend, lean.

electroclinic (English): Describing a tilt in the orientation of the...

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  1. Describing a tilt in the orientation of the...

Ancestry of “electroclinic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclineA gradation in a character or phenotype within a...
2Ancient Greekκλῑ́νωto decline; I bend, lean
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