gradient

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/ˈɡɹeɪdiənt/

noun 5adj 4

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(noun.)

ADJ

steep | gentle, slight | downhill, uphill

VERB + GRADIENT

have

The hiking trail has a gentle gradient, making it perfect for families with young children.

PREP

on a ~

The hiking trail became more difficult as we walked on a steep gradient.

Definitions

noun

A slope or incline.

A rate of inclination or declination of a slope.

Just beyond that station the first step is encountered and the rack resorted to, taking the line on a gradient of 1 in 9 over a steeply inclined bridge and through a spiral tunnel.

The ratio of the rates of change of a dependent variable and an independent variable, the slope of a curve's tangent.

The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.

A differential operator that maps each point of a scalar field to a vector pointed in the direction of the greatest rate of change of the scalar. Notation for a scalar field φ: ∇φ

adj

Moving by steps; walking.

movable and Gradient Automata

Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination.

the gradient line of a railroad

Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.

Using the gradient to solve a problem.

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Synonyms

noun — the property possessed by a line or surface that departs fro

slope

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Just beyond that station the first step is encountered and the rack resorted to, taking the line on a gradient of 1 in 9 over a steeply inclined bridge and through a spiral tunnel.

Wiktionary

movable and Gradient Automata

Wiktionary

the gradient line of a railroad

Wiktionary

The earth is sited in an energy gradient as on a hillside, with golden nuggets tumbling continually from above.

Tatoeba · #2028547

It is used under the condition with spatial gradient field of 72 T/m (value extrapolated) and less.

Tatoeba · #2176952

The gradient of this hill is steep.

Tatoeba · #9234994

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