temperature gradient
Americannoun
noun
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However, the thermal differences that occur perpendicular to the temperature gradient in the sample are extremely small: in typical millimetre-sized samples, they are in the range of microkelvins to millikelvins.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 17, 2024
Arctic warming has further sharpened the temperature gradient between these different zones.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 23, 2023
“The greater the temperature gradient, the stronger the storm systems are,” Gensini said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
The temperature gradient between you and the environment is going to dictate how fast you can lose that heat.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2022
The temperature gradient from the surface downwards appeared to give some indication of the depth of ice submerged in the glacier-tongue alongside which we were lying.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Sir Douglas Mawson
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