Found 3 items, similar to Gradient.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: gradient naik turun
English → English (WordNet) Definition: gradient gradient n 1: a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension 2: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; “a five-degree gradient” [syn: slope]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Gradient Gradient \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. [1913 Webster] 2. Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination; as, the gradient line of a railroad. [1913 Webster] 3. Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds. [1913 Webster] Gradient \Gra"di*ent\, n. 1. The rate of regular or graded ascent or descent in a road; grade. [1913 Webster] 2. A part of a road which slopes upward or downward; a portion of a way not level; a grade. [1913 Webster] 3. The rate of increase or decrease of a variable magnitude, or the curve which represents it; as, a thermometric gradient. 4. (Chem., Biochem.) The variation of the concentration of a chemical substance in solution through some linear path; also called concentration gradient; -- usually measured in concentration units per unit distance. Concentration gradients are created naturally, e.g. by the diffusion of a substance from a point of high concentration toward regions of lower concentration within a body of liquid; in laboratory techniques they may be made artificially. [PJC] gradient maker (Biochem.) a device which creates a concentration gradient in a solution within some apparatus; -- used, e. g., for separation of biochemical substances. [PJC] 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.