Sinonim gradient

English Thesaurus

1. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	position, spatial relation,
definition	:	the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	grade,
definition	:	the gradient of a slope or road or other surface (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	pitch, rake, slant,
definition	:	degree of deviation from a horizontal plane (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	abruptness, precipitousness, steepness,
definition	:	the property possessed by a slope that is very steep (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	gentleness, gradualness,
definition	:	the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual (noun.attribute)

2. a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension (noun.linkdef)

hypernym	:	change,
definition	:	a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event (noun.linkdef)

hyponym	:	concentration gradient,
definition	:	a gradient in concentration of a solute as a function of distance through a solution (noun.linkdef)

hyponym	:	gravity gradient,
definition	:	a gradient in the gravitational forces acting on different parts of a nonspherical object (noun.linkdef)

hyponym	:	temperature gradient,
definition	:	change in temperature as a function of distance (especially altitude) (noun.linkdef)

3. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	incline, pitch, slope,
definition	:	be at an angle (verb.motion)

derivation	:	incline, pitch, slope,
definition	:	be at an angle (verb.motion)