About The Word Gradient
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Gradient Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Gradient?
[n] the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"
[n] a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension Synonyms | Synonyms for Gradient: slope Related Terms | Find terms related to Gradient: bank | bevel | bezel | chute | easy slope | fleam | gentle slope | glacis | grade | hanging gardens | helicline | hillside | inclination | incline | inclined plane | launching ramp | lean | leaning | pitch | ramp | rise | rising | scarp | shelving beach | side | slant | slope | steep slope | stiff climb | talus | tilt | uprise | uprising | vertical height See Also | abruptness | change | gentleness | grade | gradualness | gravity gradient | pitch | position | precipitousness | rake | slant | spatial relation | steepness | temperature gradient Gradient In Webster's Dictionary \Gra"di*ent\, a. [L. gradiens, p. pr. of gradi to step,
to go. See {Grade}.]
1. Moving by steps; walking; as, gradient automata.
--Wilkins.
2. Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination;
as, the gradient line of a railroad.
3. Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.
\Gra"di*ent\, n. 1. The rate of regular or graded ascent or descent in a road; grade. 2. A part of a road which slopes upward or downward; a portion of a way not level; a grade. 3. The rate of increase or decrease of a variable magnitude, or the curve which represents it; as, a thermometric gradient. {Gradient post}, a post or stake indicating by its height or by marks on it the grade of a railroad, highway, or embankment, etc., at that spot. |
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