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Definitions for: Gradient
[n] the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"
[n] a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
Webster (1913) Definition: Gra"di*ent, a. [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 birds.
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.
Synonyms: slope
See Also: abruptness, change, gentleness, grade, gradualness, gravity gradient, pitch, position, precipitousness, rake, slant, spatial relation, steepness, temperature gradient
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