英语词汇“gradient”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gra•di•ent n. [countable]

Civil Engineeringthe degree at which a highway, railroad, etc., slopes up or down:a steep gradient.
Physicsthe rate of change, as of distance, temperature, or pressure, as shown or represented by a curve in a graph.

See -grad-.

gra•di•ent n.

the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
an inclined surface;
grade;
ramp.
[Physics.]
- the rate of change with respect to distance of a variable quantity, as temperature or pressure, in the direction of maximum change.
- a curve representing such a rate of change.
[Math.]a differential operator that, operating upon a function of several variables, results in a vector the coordinates of which are the partial derivatives of the function. Abbr.: grad. Symbol: ∇

adj.

rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination.
progressing by walking;
stepping with the feet as animals do.
of a type suitable for walking or running, as the feet of certain birds;
gressorial.

Latin gradient- (stem of gradiēns), present participle of gradī to walk, go, equivalent. to grad- walk + -i- thematic vowel + -ent- -ent
1635–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

gradient /ˈɡreɪdɪənt/ n

Also called (esp US): grade a part of a railway, road, etc, that slopes upwards or downwards; inclination
Also called (esp US and Canadian): grade a measure of such a slope, esp the ratio of the vertical distance between two points on the slope to the horizontal distance between them
a measure of the change of some physical quantity, such as temperature or electric potential, over a specified distance
(of a curve) the slope of the tangent at any point on a curve with respect to the horizontal axis

adj

sloping uniformly

Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin gradiēns stepping, from gradī to go

单词	gradient
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 gra•di•ent /ˈgreɪdiənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Civil Engineeringthe degree at which a highway, railroad, etc., slopes up or down:a steep gradient. Physicsthe rate of change, as of distance, temperature, or pressure, as shown or represented by a curve in a graph. See -grad-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 gra•di•ent (grā′dē ənt),USA pronunciation n. the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc. an inclined surface; grade; ramp. [Physics.] the rate of change with respect to distance of a variable quantity, as temperature or pressure, in the direction of maximum change. a curve representing such a rate of change. [Math.]a differential operator that, operating upon a function of several variables, results in a vector the coordinates of which are the partial derivatives of the function. Abbr.: grad. Symbol: ∇ adj. rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination. progressing by walking; stepping with the feet as animals do. of a type suitable for walking or running, as the feet of certain birds; gressorial. Latin gradient- (stem of gradiēns), present participle of gradī to walk, go, equivalent. to grad- walk + -i- thematic vowel + -ent- -ent 1635–45 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gradient /ˈɡreɪdɪənt/ n Also called (esp US): grade a part of a railway, road, etc, that slopes upwards or downwards; inclination Also called (esp US and Canadian): grade a measure of such a slope, esp the ratio of the vertical distance between two points on the slope to the horizontal distance between them a measure of the change of some physical quantity, such as temperature or electric potential, over a specified distance (of a curve) the slope of the tangent at any point on a curve with respect to the horizontal axis adj sloping uniformly Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin gradiēns stepping, from gradī to go
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