| 单词 | gradient |
| 释义 | gradient (once / 10924 pages) n 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. In mathematics, the gradient tells you how steep a line in a graph is. In physics, when you say gradient, you're talking about how quickly something changes from one point to another. The word comes ultimately from the Latin gradus "step," and a gradient gives you a measure of the "steps" by which something changes. WORD FAMILYgradient: gradients USAGE EXAMPLESHis path to a career in professional football ran at a steep gradient to begin with. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) "There is a steep social gradient across the wealth distribution." BBC(Dec 08, 2016) And we found similar minimal income-voting gradients when looking at other surveys. Slate(Dec 08, 2016) 1n a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension Hypo|Hyper concentration gradient a gradient in concentration of a solute as a function of distance through a solution gravity gradienta gradient in the gravitational forces acting on different parts of a nonspherical object temperature gradientchange in temperature as a function of distance (especially altitude) change a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event 2n the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal a five-degree gradient Syn|Hypo|Hyper slope grade the gradient of a slope or road or other surface pitch, rake, slantdegree of deviation from a horizontal plane abruptness, precipitousness, steepnessthe property possessed by a slope that is very steep gentleness, gradualnessthe property possessed by a slope that is very gradual rise, rising slope, upgradethe property possessed by a slope or surface that rises downgradethe property possessed by a slope or surface that descends loft(golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air position, spatial relation the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated |
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