mesocline

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English

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Etymology

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From meso- +‎ -cline.

Noun

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mesocline (plural mesoclines)

  1. (ecology) A moist, cool slope.
    Coordinate term: xerocline
    • 1931, John Frederick Vicars Phillips, Forest-succession and Ecology in the Knysna Region, page 132:
      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., []