temperature gradient

American  

noun

Meteorology.

1. rate of change of temperature with distance.

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temperature gradient British  

noun

1. the rate of change in temperature in a given direction, esp in altitude

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temperature gradient Scientific  

1. The rate of change of temperature with displacement in a given direction from a given reference point.

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Example Sentences

The list of areas that could be enhanced by the findings is indeed considerable and extends to using a temperature gradient to generate electric potential.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2023

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

As the environmental temperature goes up, the temperature gradient between the environment and you goes down.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2022

On the Ramp the minimum was -31°, not the first indication of a reversed temperature gradient.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon