gradient : Idioms & Phrases
concentration gradient
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noun a gradient in concentration of a solute as a function of distance through a solution
- the movement of a solute down its concentration gradient is called diffusion
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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.
Webster 1913
gravity gradient
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noun a gradient in the gravitational forces acting on different parts of a nonspherical object
- the gravity gradient of the moon causes the ocean tides on Earth
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temperature gradient
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noun change in temperature as a function of distance (especially altitude)
