as in slope
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the path goes up at a pretty steep gradient before leveling off
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Recent Examples of gradient
Each of the watches has its bracelets and cases hand-serrated by files, giving the sleek sports watch a post-apocalyptic twist in stark contrast to its mirror-effect gradient dial.
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Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
This produces a non-uniform strain on the ice, producing what is called strain gradient.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
From there, the line climbs a 265-meter track at a 17 percent gradient up Calçada da Glória.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
These components produce a potential in the presence of a temperature gradient (via what’s known as the Seebeck effect).
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
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Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
This produces a non-uniform strain on the ice, producing what is called strain gradient.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
From there, the line climbs a 265-meter track at a 17 percent gradient up Calçada da Glória.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
These components produce a potential in the presence of a temperature gradient (via what’s known as the Seebeck effect).
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gradient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gradient
Noun
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Use jig and pigs 18 to 25 feet deep along brush piles or main lake points with a gradual slope.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Topography will remain the primary driver of growth, and active runs are likely where slope and wind align.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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For those with time and inclination, the New York Times did an exhaustive deep dive into court battle based on thousands of pages of court filings and hearing transcripts.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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No other player has a similar inclination to hold width.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Unlike almost every other major theme park, DisneySea is built on multiple levels so there’s quite an incline to some of the streets in Mediterranean Harbour just as there is in actual Riviera cities such as San Remo and Monaco.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Overall goods prices are showing a slow and steady incline after having fallen for much of the past two years in an unwind from the pandemic nesting boom.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Gradient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gradient. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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