gradient

Definitions


[ˈɡreɪdɪənt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an inclined part of a road or railway; a slope
(e.g: fail-safe brakes for use on steep gradients)

- an increase or decrease in the magnitude of a property (e.g. temperature, pressure, or concentration) observed in passing from one point or moment to another


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: from grade, on the pattern of salient




definition by Oxford Dictionaries