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mesocline

mesocline noun: a moist, cool slope.

Noun

mesocline (plural mesoclines)

  1. A moist, cool slope.
    • The xeroclines receive stronger light for longer periods than do the mesoclines, while the mean temperatures of air and of soil are higher by 5-10 degrees Fahr., […]1931, John Frederick Vicars Phillips, Forest-succession and Ecology in the Knysna Region, page 132

Forms of mesocline

pluralmesoclines

Origin of mesocline

From meso- + -cline.

Questions about mesocline

What does mesocline mean?
Mesocline means a moist, cool slope.
What part of speech is mesocline?
Mesocline is a noun.
What is the plural of mesocline?
The plural of mesocline is mesoclines.

Words near mesocline in the dictionary

  1. mesochronous
  2. mesoclimate
  3. mesoclimates
  4. mesoclimatic
  5. mesoclimatically
  6. mesocline
  7. mesoclines
  8. mesoclisis
  9. mesoclitic
  10. mesoclitics
  11. mesocluster

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