clino-

clino-

(word root) slope

Examples of words with the root clino-: clinometer

Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

clino-

or clin-

pref.

Slope; slant: clinometer.

---

[New Latin clīno-, from Greek klīnein, to slope; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

clino-

or before a vowel

clin-

combining form

indicating a slope or inclination: clinometer.

[from New Latin, from Greek klinein to slant, lean]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014