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clino-

  1. a combining form meaning “slope, incline,” and, in mineralogy, “monoclinic,” used in the formation of compound words:

    clinometer.

clino-

combining_form

  1. indicating a slope or inclination

    clinometer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clino-1

< Latin -clīn ( āre ) (cognate with Greek klī́n ein to cause to lean, Sanskrit śrayati he causes to lean) + -o-
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Word History and Origins

Origin of clino-1

from New Latin, from Greek klinein to slant, lean
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Example Sentences

Had the Clino not been both exceedingly strong and very new it would have come to grief long before it did.

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