请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 gradient
释义

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
gra•di•ent /ˈgreɪdiənt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Civil Engineeringthe degree at which a highway, railroad, etc., slopes up or down:a steep gradient.
  2. 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  (grādē ənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
  2. an inclined surface;
    grade;
    ramp.
  3. [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.
  4. [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. 
  1. rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination.
  2. progressing by walking;
    stepping with the feet as animals do.
  3. 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
  1. Also called (esp US): grade a part of a railway, road, etc, that slopes upwards or downwards; inclination
  2. 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
  3. a measure of the change of some physical quantity, such as temperature or electric potential, over a specified distance
  4. (of a curve) the slope of the tangent at any point on a curve with respect to the horizontal axis
adj
  1. sloping uniformly
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin gradiēns stepping, from gradī to go
随便看

 

英语词典包含188688条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/7/23 15:22:29