gradient
/ˈɡɹeɪdiənt/
gradient noun: a slope or incline.
Noun
gradient (plural gradients)
- A slope or incline.
- A rate of inclination or declination of a slope.
- Just beyond that station the first step is encountered and the rack resorted to, taking the line on a gradient of 1 in 9 over a steeply inclined bridge and through a spiral tunnel.1950 November, H. P. White, “The Furka-Oberalp Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 767
- The ratio of the rates of change of a dependent variable and an independent variable, the slope of a curve's tangent.
- Synonyms:
- slope, angular coefficient
- The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.
- A differential operator that maps each point of a scalar field to a vector pointed in the direction of the greatest rate of change of the scalar. Notation for a scalar field φ: ∇φ
- A gradual change in color; a color gradient; gradation.
Adjective
gradient (not comparable)
- Moving by steps; walking.
- movable and Gradient Automata1648, John Wilkins, Mathematicall Magick. Or, The Wonders that may be Performed by Mechanicall Geometry. […], London: […] M[iles] F[lesher] for Sa[muel] Gellibrand […], →OCLC
- Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination.
- the gradient line of a railroad
- Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.
- Using the gradient to solve a problem.
gradient meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
gradient in Hindi
- slope or incline
- ढाल ḍhāl
- rate of inclination or declination of a slope
- प्रवणता pravaṇtā
- in calculus
- प्रवणता pravaṇtā
- in physics
- प्रवणता pravaṇtā
gradient in Tamil
- மாறல் விகிதம், வாட்டம், சாய்வு விகிதம், சரிவு, சாய்வு வீதம், மாறல்
gradient in Marathi
- प्रवणता
gradient in Urdu
- ڈھال
More languagesFewer languages
- gradient in Bengali
- গ্রেডিয়েন্ট
- gradient in Telugu
- ప్రవణత, గ్రేడియంట్
- gradient in Malayalam
- ചരിവുമാനം, കയറ്റം, ഉയർച്ചയുടെയോ താഴ്ചയുടെയോ തോത്, ഒരു രാശിയുടെ മാറ്റത്തിൻറെ അളവുതോത്
- gradient in Kannada
- ಇಳಿಜಾರು, ಇಳುಕಲು, ರಸ್ತೆಯ ಇಳಿಜಾರು, ಇಳಿಜಾರಿನ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ
- gradient in Punjabi
- ਗਰੇਡੀਐਂਟ, ਗਰੇਡੀਅੰਟ, ਗ੍ਰੇਡੀਐਂਟ
- gradient in Gujarati
- ગ્રેડિયન્ટ
- gradient in Odia
- ଗ୍ରେଡିଏଣ୍ଟ, ଗ୍ରେଡ଼ିଏଣ୍ଟ, ଗ୍ରେଡ଼ିଏଣ୍ଟ୍
- gradient in Nepali
- ग्रेडियन्ट, ग्रेडिएन्ट
- gradient in Indonesian
- tanjakan, gradien, kemiringan, gradasi
Examples of gradient in a sentence
- The temperature gradient is shown here in false colour for convenience.
- Navigating gradients in high heels, she says with a giggle, is “no joke leh”.
- Therefore, the plasma from the dayside can flow without restriction nightward under a pressure gradient force.
Synonyms of gradient
Forms of gradient
| plural | gradients |
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Origin of gradient
From Latin gradiēns, present participle of gradior (“to step, to walk”).
Words formed from gradient
- chemogradient
- countergradient
- downgradient
- electrogradient
- enterogradient
- extragradient
- gradient descent
- gradientless
- gradiently
- gradient post
- gradient wind
- intergradient
- microgradient
- multigradient
- nanogradient
- nongradient
- pressure gradient
- pressure gradient force
- ruling gradient
- subgradient
- supergradient
- temperature gradient
- thermogradient
- upgradient
Phrases with gradient
Questions about gradient
- What does gradient mean?
- Gradient means a slope or incline.
- What is gradient in Hindi?
- Gradient in Hindi is ढाल (ḍhāl), प्रवणता (pravaṇtā). See Gradient meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gradient?
- Gradient can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce gradient?
- Gradient is pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪdiənt/.
- What is the plural of gradient?
- The plural of gradient is gradients.
Words near gradient in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gradient (page history and authors); gradient (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gradient (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gradient (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gradient (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gradient (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gradient (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gradient (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gradient (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gradient (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gradient (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gradient (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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