geothermal gradient
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of geothermal gradient
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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At the same time, the degree of permeability within those fractured regions was influenced by the Earth's geothermal gradient and the composition of the crust.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
Fluids rising from crystallizing magmatic bodies or heated by the geothermal gradient cause a wide range of geochemical reactions that can form a variety of mineral deposits.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
The remaining three graphs illustrate rock behavior relative to shifts in the geothermal gradient or solidus lines.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
The red line is the geothermal gradient and the green solidus line represents at temperature and pressure regime at which melting begins.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Both these methods depend on how fast the earth is losing heat, that is on the geothermal gradient.
From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous
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