| NOUN | relation | gradient | a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension |
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| attribute | gradient, slope | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal |
| Sounds | grey'diyahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | A graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension. | |
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| Narrower | concentration gradient | A gradient in concentration of a solute as a function of distance through a solution |
| gravity gradient | A gradient in the gravitational forces acting on different parts of a nonspherical object | |
| temperature gradient | change in temperature as a function of distance (especially altitude) | |
| Broader | change | A relational difference between states |
| Spanish | gradiente | |
| Catalan | gradient | |
| Meaning | The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal. | |
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| Example | "a five-degree gradient" | |
| Synonym | slope | |
| Narrower | abruptness, precipitousness, steepness | The property possessed by a slope that is very steep |
| grade | The gradient of a slope or road or other surface | |
| gradualness, gentleness | The property possessed by a slope that is very gradual | |
| pitch, rake, slant | degree of deviation from a horizontal plane | |
| Broader | position, spatial relation | The spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated |
| Spanish | desnivel, gradiente, inclinación, pendiente, talud | |
| Catalan | gradient, pendent | |
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