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upgradient

upgradient adjective: a position up along a gradient from a starting position.

Adjective

upgradient (comparative more upgradient, superlative most upgradient)

  1. A position up along a gradient from a starting position.
  2. a location that is the source groundwater for another location; similar to upstream.
    • Uncontaminated groundwater is found upgradient of a contamination source.

Adverb

upgradient (comparative more upgradient, superlative most upgradient)

  1. The reverse direction along a gradient.
  2. a direction that groundwater flows from.

Antonyms of upgradient

Forms of upgradient

Adjective
comparativemore upgradient
superlativemost upgradient
Adverb
comparativemore upgradient
superlativemost upgradient

Origin of upgradient

From up- + gradient.

Questions about upgradient

What does upgradient mean?
Upgradient means a position up along a gradient from a starting position.
What part of speech is upgradient?
Upgradient can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near upgradient in the dictionary

  1. upgradeable
  2. upgraded
  3. upgrader
  4. upgraders
  5. upgrades
  6. upgradient
  7. upgrading
  8. upgradings
  9. Upgrave
  10. upgrew
  11. upgrow

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