Gradient — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæptətɹˌoʊpɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈeɪdiənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈeɪdiənt/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈæptətɹˌoʊpɪzəm/.

Examples

a five-degree gradient

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slope

Parts of Speech

noun	a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
noun	the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal “a five-degree gradient”

Word Forms

slope

verb

be at an angle

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

pente

un changement progressif dans l'ampleur d'une certaine quantité ou dimension physique

🇪🇸Spanish

gradiente

un cambio gradual en la magnitud de alguna cantidad o dimensión física

🇮🇹Italian

pendenza

un cambiamento graduale nella grandezza di una certa quantità fisica o dimensione

🇳🇱Dutch

gradiënt

een geleidelijke verandering in de omvang van een fysieke grootheid of dimensie

🇵🇹Portuguese

gradiente

uma mudança gradual na magnitude de alguma quantidade ou dimensão física

🇷🇺Russian

градиент

постепенное изменение величины некоторой физической величины или измерения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ग्रेडियेंट

किसी भौतिक मात्रा या आयाम के परिमाण में क्रमबद्ध परिवर्तन

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্রেডিয়েন্ট

কিছু শারীরিক পরিমাণ বা মাত্রার মাত্রায় গ্রেডেড পরিবর্তন

🇮🇳Tamil

சாய்வு

சில இயற்பியல் அளவு அல்லது பரிமாணத்தின் அளவுகளில் தரப்படுத்தப்பட்ட மாற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రవణత

కొంత భౌతిక పరిమాణం లేదా పరిమాణం యొక్క పరిమాణంలో శ్రేణీకృత మార్పు

🇮🇳Marathi

ग्रेडियंट

काही भौतिक प्रमाण किंवा आकारमानाच्या परिमाणात श्रेणीबद्ध बदल

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઢાળ

અમુક ભૌતિક જથ્થા અથવા પરિમાણની તીવ્રતામાં ગ્રેડ કરેલ ફેરફાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ರೇಡಿಯಂಟ್

ಕೆಲವು ಭೌತಿಕ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಅಥವಾ ಆಯಾಮದ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೇಣೀಕೃತ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്രേഡിയൻ്റ്

ചില ഭൌതിക അളവിൻ്റെയോ അളവിൻ്റെയോ അളവിലുള്ള ഗ്രേഡഡ് മാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਰੇਡੀਐਂਟ

ਕੁਝ ਭੌਤਿਕ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਪ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਦਰਜਾਬੱਧ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

میلان

کچھ جسمانی مقدار یا طول و عرض کی شدت میں درجہ بندی کی تبدیلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坡度

某些物理量或维度的大小的分级变化

🇯🇵Japanese

勾配

ある物理量または次元の大きさの段階的な変化

🇰🇷Korean

구배

어떤 물리량이나 차원의 크기가 점진적으로 변화하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

độ dốc

một sự thay đổi được phân loại về độ lớn của một số đại lượng hoặc thứ nguyên vật lý

🇹🇭Thai

การไล่ระดับสี

การเปลี่ยนแปลงอย่างช้าๆ ในขนาดของปริมาณหรือมิติทางกายภาพบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

gradien

perubahan bertahap dalam besaran beberapa kuantitas atau dimensi fisik

🇲🇾Malay

kecerunan

perubahan berperingkat dalam magnitud beberapa kuantiti atau dimensi fizik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التدرج

تغير متدرج في حجم بعض الكمية الفيزيائية أو البعد

🇮🇷Persian

گرادیان

تغییر درجه بندی شده در بزرگی برخی از کمیت ها یا ابعاد فیزیکی

🇹🇷Turkish

degrade

bazı fiziksel miktar veya boyutların büyüklüğünde kademeli bir değişiklik

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִדרוֹן

שינוי מדורג בגודל של כמות פיזית כלשהי או מימד

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