Definition of gradient in English:

gradient

noun ˈɡreɪdɪəntˈɡreɪdiənt

1An inclined part of a road or railway; a slope.
fail-safe brakes for use on steep gradients
Example sentencesExamples
- Conditions were heinous, the largely off-trail section proving unrideable due to dense forest, boggy peat, streams, briars, bushes and steep gradients.
- On the upper part of the mountain the gradient was so steep that climbers had to lean forward to prevent overbalancing.
- The rise in altitude from 6,000 ft to double that was reached via heartstoppingly steep gradients and hairpin bends.
- For traffic driving east, the road descends down a gradient of 0.023 through a wooded area with trees overhanging the road on both sides.
- Their gradients are not steep enough to make a driver slow down any more than he would anyway at a road junction.
- I hurtle past people carrying bags of shopping going uphill; the gradient is so steep I fear they will graze their noses on the tarmac.
- Road sections which included steep gradients, major drainage structures and thick chip seal surface layers were normally excluded.
- A clanking, wheezing locomotive went past the cabin climbing the steep gradient.
- A fountain and water channel will see water flowing in spirals down the steep gradient of the street.
- This is a proper offroad vehicle - it climbed steep gradients with ease, using the tiptronic manual gear selector, and descended safely without the need to touch the pedals.
- The Keoghs, realising that their present house, built as it is on a steep gradient, is most unsuitable for a wheelchair user, decided to apply for the transfer.
- Its high mobility enables it to climb steep gradients and sizeable steps.
- The gradient is steep to begin with as the road goes through sharp bends.
- Dangerous inclines, gradients and sharp curves add to the mess.
- Narrow-gauge locomotives were relatively small, and steep gradients and sharp curves reduced train speeds.
- The drive up the two lane mountain road with excellent gradients is 13 km.
- A hundred hand-cut granite steps were laid to negotiate the steep gradient leading up from the riverbank, to a walk back through the top of the bluebell wood.
- As we left Girvan, with the sun shining, the wind blowing in its usual and helpful easterly direction, we climbed away from the town on a good open track which, despite the steep gradient, added to a sense of keen anticipation.
- By following the ridge of the city's hills, it provides tolerable gradients and avoids steep inclines, which proliferate in the city's side streets.
- To go over the Andes by rail entailed very steep gradients indeed, and when I come to write about rack railways I will come back to them.
Synonyms
slope, incline, hill, rise, rising ground, bank, ramp, acclivity
drop, descent, declivity
North American grade
1. 1.1 The degree of a slope.
  the path becomes very rough as the gradient increases
  Example sentencesExamples
  Therefore if Cross-rail precedes electrification, then diesel units would be used for cross-city services which would easily negotiate the gradients and angles.
  It's going to be interesting, especially with the variable, the gradient and the angle of the circuit, I think it's going to maybe give some people a bit of grief, but we'll have to see in the next couple of days, I guess.
  The lower 150m section has a gentle gradient of 12 degrees providing an ample and safe area to test out those first turns.
  It had a gradient of about 45 degrees and was strewn with loose rocks and boulders.
  Chen said the council's plan is to ban the planting of betel trees on mountainsides with a gradient of more than 30 degrees.
  Mountain trails typically have gradients of 15, 20, and 25 degrees.
  It is 12.4km long and has an average gradient of 4.5 per cent.
  After completing two minutes at a fairly easy pace, increase the resistance and raise the gradient to 20 percent.
  Fair enough, Edinburgh is far from flat… but the I lived in Cambridge for 7 years, so I think mole hills should have a road sign denoting their gradient.
  It is a steep, cobbled climb, with a maximum gradient of 20 percent.
  The forest stands characterized by steep slopes and high gradients supported the highest basal area of hemlock.
  If your Honours go to paragraph 2.1, you will see that the plaintiff was injured in this case when he fell on a section of a driveway which had a gradient of 47 per cent.
  When the gradient of the river increases, the water flows faster and faster, until finally it breaks up into a white-water rapid.
  He also said that the last mountain proved to be the biggest challenge because it meant walking at a constant gradient to a height of nearly 6,000 feet.
  The distance is about 65 kilometres and the rising gradient averages less than one per cent.
  Humidity hovered around 95 per cent and track gradients of greater than 1: 1 were the norm.
  The rocks below provide firm foundations; they also dictate the gradient of a road, the placing of a church, the space available for a terrace or hanging garden.
  Synonyms
  steepness, angle, slant, slope, inclination, leaning
2. 1.2Mathematics The degree of steepness of a graph at any point.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Let's choose the point x = 3, and try to decide what it means for the curve to have a gradient at the point.
  Differentiation is a method of working out the gradient of a curve - how quickly one variable changes with respect to another.
  In a moment we will demonstrate what the gradient of the curve at a point is, by examining a limiting argument.
  The abrupt changes in gradient visible in the graph are caused when the number of relevant genetic backgrounds i max changes from one integer value to the next.
2Physics
An increase or decrease in the magnitude of a property (e.g. temperature, pressure, or concentration) observed in passing from one point or moment to another.
Example sentencesExamples
- I assure you, however, I have accurately mapped the topological surface density and transitional energy gradients of the timeline in question.
- Distinct gradients in pressure were observed throughout the contact area.
- We observed a gradient in the depth of the selective sweep, which becomes progressively deeper as you get nearer to the gene.
- We investigated the influence of temperature gradients between different mound heights on CO 2 concentrations.
1. 2.1 The rate of such a change.
2. 2.2Mathematics The vector formed by the operator ∇ acting on a scalar function at a given point in a scalar field.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from grade, on the pattern of salient.

Rhymes

irradiant, radiant

Definition of gradient in US English:

gradient

nounˈɡrādēəntˈɡreɪdiənt

1An inclined part of a road or railway; a slope.
fail-safe brakes for use on steep gradients
Example sentencesExamples
- Its high mobility enables it to climb steep gradients and sizeable steps.
- As we left Girvan, with the sun shining, the wind blowing in its usual and helpful easterly direction, we climbed away from the town on a good open track which, despite the steep gradient, added to a sense of keen anticipation.
- On the upper part of the mountain the gradient was so steep that climbers had to lean forward to prevent overbalancing.
- For traffic driving east, the road descends down a gradient of 0.023 through a wooded area with trees overhanging the road on both sides.
- A fountain and water channel will see water flowing in spirals down the steep gradient of the street.
- The rise in altitude from 6,000 ft to double that was reached via heartstoppingly steep gradients and hairpin bends.
- A clanking, wheezing locomotive went past the cabin climbing the steep gradient.
- I hurtle past people carrying bags of shopping going uphill; the gradient is so steep I fear they will graze their noses on the tarmac.
- The drive up the two lane mountain road with excellent gradients is 13 km.
- Dangerous inclines, gradients and sharp curves add to the mess.
- Narrow-gauge locomotives were relatively small, and steep gradients and sharp curves reduced train speeds.
- Their gradients are not steep enough to make a driver slow down any more than he would anyway at a road junction.
- Conditions were heinous, the largely off-trail section proving unrideable due to dense forest, boggy peat, streams, briars, bushes and steep gradients.
- The Keoghs, realising that their present house, built as it is on a steep gradient, is most unsuitable for a wheelchair user, decided to apply for the transfer.
- By following the ridge of the city's hills, it provides tolerable gradients and avoids steep inclines, which proliferate in the city's side streets.
- Road sections which included steep gradients, major drainage structures and thick chip seal surface layers were normally excluded.
- To go over the Andes by rail entailed very steep gradients indeed, and when I come to write about rack railways I will come back to them.
- This is a proper offroad vehicle - it climbed steep gradients with ease, using the tiptronic manual gear selector, and descended safely without the need to touch the pedals.
- The gradient is steep to begin with as the road goes through sharp bends.
- A hundred hand-cut granite steps were laid to negotiate the steep gradient leading up from the riverbank, to a walk back through the top of the bluebell wood.
Synonyms
slope, incline, hill, rise, rising ground, bank, ramp, acclivity
1. 1.1 The degree of a slope.
  the path becomes very rough as the gradient increases
  Example sentencesExamples
  Fair enough, Edinburgh is far from flat… but the I lived in Cambridge for 7 years, so I think mole hills should have a road sign denoting their gradient.
  Humidity hovered around 95 per cent and track gradients of greater than 1: 1 were the norm.
  Mountain trails typically have gradients of 15, 20, and 25 degrees.
  If your Honours go to paragraph 2.1, you will see that the plaintiff was injured in this case when he fell on a section of a driveway which had a gradient of 47 per cent.
  He also said that the last mountain proved to be the biggest challenge because it meant walking at a constant gradient to a height of nearly 6,000 feet.
  It is 12.4km long and has an average gradient of 4.5 per cent.
  The rocks below provide firm foundations; they also dictate the gradient of a road, the placing of a church, the space available for a terrace or hanging garden.
  It had a gradient of about 45 degrees and was strewn with loose rocks and boulders.
  Chen said the council's plan is to ban the planting of betel trees on mountainsides with a gradient of more than 30 degrees.
  When the gradient of the river increases, the water flows faster and faster, until finally it breaks up into a white-water rapid.
  Therefore if Cross-rail precedes electrification, then diesel units would be used for cross-city services which would easily negotiate the gradients and angles.
  It's going to be interesting, especially with the variable, the gradient and the angle of the circuit, I think it's going to maybe give some people a bit of grief, but we'll have to see in the next couple of days, I guess.
  It is a steep, cobbled climb, with a maximum gradient of 20 percent.
  After completing two minutes at a fairly easy pace, increase the resistance and raise the gradient to 20 percent.
  The lower 150m section has a gentle gradient of 12 degrees providing an ample and safe area to test out those first turns.
  The forest stands characterized by steep slopes and high gradients supported the highest basal area of hemlock.
  The distance is about 65 kilometres and the rising gradient averages less than one per cent.
  Synonyms
  steepness, angle, slant, slope, inclination, leaning
2. 1.2Mathematics The degree of steepness of a graph at any point.
  Example sentencesExamples
  In a moment we will demonstrate what the gradient of the curve at a point is, by examining a limiting argument.
  The abrupt changes in gradient visible in the graph are caused when the number of relevant genetic backgrounds i max changes from one integer value to the next.
  Differentiation is a method of working out the gradient of a curve - how quickly one variable changes with respect to another.
  Let's choose the point x = 3, and try to decide what it means for the curve to have a gradient at the point.
2Physics
An increase or decrease in the magnitude of a property (e.g. temperature, pressure, or concentration) observed in passing from one point or moment to another.
Example sentencesExamples
- We investigated the influence of temperature gradients between different mound heights on CO 2 concentrations.
- Distinct gradients in pressure were observed throughout the contact area.
- I assure you, however, I have accurately mapped the topological surface density and transitional energy gradients of the timeline in question.
- We observed a gradient in the depth of the selective sweep, which becomes progressively deeper as you get nearer to the gene.
1. 2.1 The rate of a gradient change.
2. 2.2Mathematics The vector formed by the operator ∇ acting on a scalar function at a given point in a scalar field.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from grade, on the pattern of salient.

单词	gradient
释义	Definition of gradient in English: gradient noun ˈɡreɪdɪəntˈɡreɪdiənt 1An inclined part of a road or railway; a slope. fail-safe brakes for use on steep gradients Example sentencesExamples Conditions were heinous, the largely off-trail section proving unrideable due to dense forest, boggy peat, streams, briars, bushes and steep gradients. On the upper part of the mountain the gradient was so steep that climbers had to lean forward to prevent overbalancing. The rise in altitude from 6,000 ft to double that was reached via heartstoppingly steep gradients and hairpin bends. For traffic driving east, the road descends down a gradient of 0.023 through a wooded area with trees overhanging the road on both sides. Their gradients are not steep enough to make a driver slow down any more than he would anyway at a road junction. I hurtle past people carrying bags of shopping going uphill; the gradient is so steep I fear they will graze their noses on the tarmac. Road sections which included steep gradients, major drainage structures and thick chip seal surface layers were normally excluded. A clanking, wheezing locomotive went past the cabin climbing the steep gradient. A fountain and water channel will see water flowing in spirals down the steep gradient of the street. This is a proper offroad vehicle - it climbed steep gradients with ease, using the tiptronic manual gear selector, and descended safely without the need to touch the pedals. The Keoghs, realising that their present house, built as it is on a steep gradient, is most unsuitable for a wheelchair user, decided to apply for the transfer. Its high mobility enables it to climb steep gradients and sizeable steps. The gradient is steep to begin with as the road goes through sharp bends. Dangerous inclines, gradients and sharp curves add to the mess. Narrow-gauge locomotives were relatively small, and steep gradients and sharp curves reduced train speeds. The drive up the two lane mountain road with excellent gradients is 13 km. A hundred hand-cut granite steps were laid to negotiate the steep gradient leading up from the riverbank, to a walk back through the top of the bluebell wood. As we left Girvan, with the sun shining, the wind blowing in its usual and helpful easterly direction, we climbed away from the town on a good open track which, despite the steep gradient, added to a sense of keen anticipation. By following the ridge of the city's hills, it provides tolerable gradients and avoids steep inclines, which proliferate in the city's side streets. To go over the Andes by rail entailed very steep gradients indeed, and when I come to write about rack railways I will come back to them. Synonyms slope, incline, hill, rise, rising ground, bank, ramp, acclivity drop, descent, declivity North American grade 1.1 The degree of a slope. the path becomes very rough as the gradient increases Example sentencesExamples Therefore if Cross-rail precedes electrification, then diesel units would be used for cross-city services which would easily negotiate the gradients and angles. It's going to be interesting, especially with the variable, the gradient and the angle of the circuit, I think it's going to maybe give some people a bit of grief, but we'll have to see in the next couple of days, I guess. The lower 150m section has a gentle gradient of 12 degrees providing an ample and safe area to test out those first turns. It had a gradient of about 45 degrees and was strewn with loose rocks and boulders. Chen said the council's plan is to ban the planting of betel trees on mountainsides with a gradient of more than 30 degrees. Mountain trails typically have gradients of 15, 20, and 25 degrees. It is 12.4km long and has an average gradient of 4.5 per cent. After completing two minutes at a fairly easy pace, increase the resistance and raise the gradient to 20 percent. Fair enough, Edinburgh is far from flat… but the I lived in Cambridge for 7 years, so I think mole hills should have a road sign denoting their gradient. It is a steep, cobbled climb, with a maximum gradient of 20 percent. The forest stands characterized by steep slopes and high gradients supported the highest basal area of hemlock. If your Honours go to paragraph 2.1, you will see that the plaintiff was injured in this case when he fell on a section of a driveway which had a gradient of 47 per cent. When the gradient of the river increases, the water flows faster and faster, until finally it breaks up into a white-water rapid. He also said that the last mountain proved to be the biggest challenge because it meant walking at a constant gradient to a height of nearly 6,000 feet. The distance is about 65 kilometres and the rising gradient averages less than one per cent. Humidity hovered around 95 per cent and track gradients of greater than 1: 1 were the norm. The rocks below provide firm foundations; they also dictate the gradient of a road, the placing of a church, the space available for a terrace or hanging garden. Synonyms steepness, angle, slant, slope, inclination, leaning 1.2Mathematics The degree of steepness of a graph at any point. Example sentencesExamples Let's choose the point x = 3, and try to decide what it means for the curve to have a gradient at the point. Differentiation is a method of working out the gradient of a curve - how quickly one variable changes with respect to another. In a moment we will demonstrate what the gradient of the curve at a point is, by examining a limiting argument. The abrupt changes in gradient visible in the graph are caused when the number of relevant genetic backgrounds i max changes from one integer value to the next. 2Physics An increase or decrease in the magnitude of a property (e.g. temperature, pressure, or concentration) observed in passing from one point or moment to another. Example sentencesExamples I assure you, however, I have accurately mapped the topological surface density and transitional energy gradients of the timeline in question. Distinct gradients in pressure were observed throughout the contact area. We observed a gradient in the depth of the selective sweep, which becomes progressively deeper as you get nearer to the gene. We investigated the influence of temperature gradients between different mound heights on CO 2 concentrations. 2.1 The rate of such a change. 2.2Mathematics The vector formed by the operator ∇ acting on a scalar function at a given point in a scalar field. Origin Mid 19th century: from grade, on the pattern of salient. Rhymes irradiant, radiant Definition of gradient in US English: gradient nounˈɡrādēəntˈɡreɪdiənt 1An inclined part of a road or railway; a slope. fail-safe brakes for use on steep gradients Example sentencesExamples Its high mobility enables it to climb steep gradients and sizeable steps. As we left Girvan, with the sun shining, the wind blowing in its usual and helpful easterly direction, we climbed away from the town on a good open track which, despite the steep gradient, added to a sense of keen anticipation. On the upper part of the mountain the gradient was so steep that climbers had to lean forward to prevent overbalancing. For traffic driving east, the road descends down a gradient of 0.023 through a wooded area with trees overhanging the road on both sides. A fountain and water channel will see water flowing in spirals down the steep gradient of the street. The rise in altitude from 6,000 ft to double that was reached via heartstoppingly steep gradients and hairpin bends. A clanking, wheezing locomotive went past the cabin climbing the steep gradient. I hurtle past people carrying bags of shopping going uphill; the gradient is so steep I fear they will graze their noses on the tarmac. The drive up the two lane mountain road with excellent gradients is 13 km. Dangerous inclines, gradients and sharp curves add to the mess. Narrow-gauge locomotives were relatively small, and steep gradients and sharp curves reduced train speeds. Their gradients are not steep enough to make a driver slow down any more than he would anyway at a road junction. Conditions were heinous, the largely off-trail section proving unrideable due to dense forest, boggy peat, streams, briars, bushes and steep gradients. The Keoghs, realising that their present house, built as it is on a steep gradient, is most unsuitable for a wheelchair user, decided to apply for the transfer. By following the ridge of the city's hills, it provides tolerable gradients and avoids steep inclines, which proliferate in the city's side streets. Road sections which included steep gradients, major drainage structures and thick chip seal surface layers were normally excluded. To go over the Andes by rail entailed very steep gradients indeed, and when I come to write about rack railways I will come back to them. This is a proper offroad vehicle - it climbed steep gradients with ease, using the tiptronic manual gear selector, and descended safely without the need to touch the pedals. The gradient is steep to begin with as the road goes through sharp bends. A hundred hand-cut granite steps were laid to negotiate the steep gradient leading up from the riverbank, to a walk back through the top of the bluebell wood. Synonyms slope, incline, hill, rise, rising ground, bank, ramp, acclivity 1.1 The degree of a slope. the path becomes very rough as the gradient increases Example sentencesExamples Fair enough, Edinburgh is far from flat… but the I lived in Cambridge for 7 years, so I think mole hills should have a road sign denoting their gradient. Humidity hovered around 95 per cent and track gradients of greater than 1: 1 were the norm. Mountain trails typically have gradients of 15, 20, and 25 degrees. If your Honours go to paragraph 2.1, you will see that the plaintiff was injured in this case when he fell on a section of a driveway which had a gradient of 47 per cent. He also said that the last mountain proved to be the biggest challenge because it meant walking at a constant gradient to a height of nearly 6,000 feet. It is 12.4km long and has an average gradient of 4.5 per cent. The rocks below provide firm foundations; they also dictate the gradient of a road, the placing of a church, the space available for a terrace or hanging garden. It had a gradient of about 45 degrees and was strewn with loose rocks and boulders. Chen said the council's plan is to ban the planting of betel trees on mountainsides with a gradient of more than 30 degrees. When the gradient of the river increases, the water flows faster and faster, until finally it breaks up into a white-water rapid. Therefore if Cross-rail precedes electrification, then diesel units would be used for cross-city services which would easily negotiate the gradients and angles. It's going to be interesting, especially with the variable, the gradient and the angle of the circuit, I think it's going to maybe give some people a bit of grief, but we'll have to see in the next couple of days, I guess. It is a steep, cobbled climb, with a maximum gradient of 20 percent. After completing two minutes at a fairly easy pace, increase the resistance and raise the gradient to 20 percent. The lower 150m section has a gentle gradient of 12 degrees providing an ample and safe area to test out those first turns. The forest stands characterized by steep slopes and high gradients supported the highest basal area of hemlock. The distance is about 65 kilometres and the rising gradient averages less than one per cent. Synonyms steepness, angle, slant, slope, inclination, leaning 1.2Mathematics The degree of steepness of a graph at any point. Example sentencesExamples In a moment we will demonstrate what the gradient of the curve at a point is, by examining a limiting argument. The abrupt changes in gradient visible in the graph are caused when the number of relevant genetic backgrounds i max changes from one integer value to the next. Differentiation is a method of working out the gradient of a curve - how quickly one variable changes with respect to another. Let's choose the point x = 3, and try to decide what it means for the curve to have a gradient at the point. 2Physics An increase or decrease in the magnitude of a property (e.g. temperature, pressure, or concentration) observed in passing from one point or moment to another. Example sentencesExamples We investigated the influence of temperature gradients between different mound heights on CO 2 concentrations. Distinct gradients in pressure were observed throughout the contact area. I assure you, however, I have accurately mapped the topological surface density and transitional energy gradients of the timeline in question. We observed a gradient in the depth of the selective sweep, which becomes progressively deeper as you get nearer to the gene. 2.1 The rate of a gradient change. 2.2Mathematics The vector formed by the operator ∇ acting on a scalar function at a given point in a scalar field. Origin Mid 19th century: from grade, on the pattern of salient.
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