gradient

[gra·di·ent]

The gradient of a surface is its slope. If you're a daredevil and you're looking for a road to fly down on your skateboard, you'll want to find one with a fairly steep gradient.

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Moving by steps; walking; as, gradient automata.

Noun
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"

Noun
a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension


a.
Moving by steps; walking; as, gradient automata.

a.
Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination; as, the gradient line of a railroad.

a.
Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.

n.
The rate of regular or graded ascent or descent in a road; grade.

n.
A part of a road which slopes upward or downward; a portion of a way not level; a grade.

n.
The rate of increase or decrease of a variable magnitude, or the curve which represents it; as, a thermometric gradient.


Gradient

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 birsds.

Gradient

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.

Moving by steps; walking; as, gradient automata.

The rate of regular or graded ascent or descent in a road; grade.

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