gradient
noun
the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
gradients
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pluralof gradient.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The researchers demonstrated that a version of their proposed system containing two groups of atoms could be used to measure field gradients.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2026
The coffers have their own rhythm; indirect lighting turns the hollows into shadow gradients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Weak offshore gradients that bring warm desert air to the coast add to the heat, said Robbie Monroe, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
And "part of the novelty of this work is functional gradients exist everywhere in biology," the researcher said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
In English, they would be free of the sharply defined gradients of Korean hierarchy: formal deference, informal deference, blunt, familiar, intimate, and plain.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
