GRADIENTS
Noun
gradients
plural of gradient
Anagrams
• Grinstead, astringed, deratings, red giants, treadings
Source: Wiktionary
GRADIENT
Gra"di*ent, a. Etym: [L. gradiens, p. pr. of gradi to step, to go. See Grade.]
1. Moving by steps; walking; as, gradient automata. Wilkins.
2. Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination; as, the gradient line of a railroad.
3. Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birsds.
Gra"di*ent, n.
1. The rate of regular or graded ascent or descent in a road; grade.
2. A part of a road which slopes upward or downward; a portion of a way not level; a grade.
3. The rate of increase or decrease of a variable magnitude, or the curve which represents it; as, a thermometric gradient. Gradient post, a post or stake indicating by its height or by marks on it the grade of a railroad, highway, or embankment, etc., at that spot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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