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Gradient - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Gradient : (noun)
1: a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity
or dimension
2: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs
from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient" [syn: slope]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Gradient : \Gra"di*ent\, n.
1. The rate of regular or graded ascent or descent in a road;
grade.
2. A part of a road which slopes upward or downward; a
portion of a way not level; a grade.
3. The rate of increase or decrease of a variable magnitude,
or the curve which represents it; as, a thermometric
gradient.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Gradient : \Gra"di*ent\, a. [L. gradiens, p. pr. of gradi to step,
to go. See Grade.]
1. Moving by steps; walking; as, gradient automata.
--Wilkins.
2. Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination;
as, the gradient line of a railroad.
3. Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Gradient |
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adam_wentworth: Based on Agency: "Last, our art director would like to add a blue
Gradient to the background." It's happening. This is now. |
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fredleblanc: @jlbruno It was inspired by Mac Chrome's tabs. It's using a fancy-schmancy CSS Gradient. Nicely programmable. |
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jamesjpa: is pleased to announce that Operation Rescue-Crap-French-Car-From-Slight-Gradient was a success |
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