gradient
pronunciation
How to pronounce gradient in British English:
UK [ˈgreɪdiənt]
How to pronounce gradient in American English:
US [ˈɡrediənt]
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- Noun:
- a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
Word Origin
- gradient (n.)
- "steep slope of a road or railroad," 1835, principally in American English, probably from grade (n.) by analogy of quotient, etc. [OED]. It was used 17c. as an adjective, of animals, "characterized by walking;" in that case it is probably from Latin gradientem, present participle of gradi "to walk."
Example
- 1. Usemultiply for the blend modeof the gradient overlay then .
- 2. Altitude measurements mean the road 's gradient can be determined .
- 3. This incredibly simple behaviour allows the bacterium to move up a chemical gradient from areas of lower concentration to areas of higher concentration .
- 4. So as you can see below , here we 're adding a gradient overlay from black to white , faded out a bit and on overlay mode .
- 5. Different theories predict how this metallicity gradient changes over billions of years .