A five-degree gradient. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
And beneath this gradient is a scale of inborn ability, which is what gives the syllogism its unique potency. From Wordnik.com. [Education] Reference
Tweaked title gradient to be less abrupt (may not have worked). From Wordnik.com. [GNOME-Look.org Content] Reference
As a result, an electrochemical proton gradient is created across the membrane. From Wordnik.com. [Press Release: The 1978 Nobel Prize in Chemistry] Reference
I also think it might look a little strange if the blue-to-red gradient is the same. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Please give me some stylistic feedback] Reference
(Most commonly however, the word gradient is used as applying to rates of conversion in terms of space.). From Wordnik.com. [Energy and Society~ Chapter 1~ Energy & Society] Reference
This soggy to toasty divide - scientists call it a "gradient" - is part of what causes California's coastal fog. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News]
Also, I swapped out the red-to-blue title gradient for just blue. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2009 » December » 30] Reference
A gradient is a source of a morphogen, a diffusible product of the cells. From Wordnik.com. [The Origin of Form Was Abrupt Not Gradual] Reference
The EPS file will make small paths out of the gradient, which is really irritating. From Wordnik.com. [fullasagoog.com full roast blend] Reference
By the way, since temperature is a scalar field, it has a gradient, which is a vector field. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
gradient Transformations All gradients are defined in a standard space called the gradient square. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Watertable elevation is determined by watertable gradient, which is influenced by rate of seepage from irrigation. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
Yes, the only thing steeper than the gradient is the percentage with which the real estate values increase as you ascend. From Wordnik.com. [The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: The Spring Classics] Reference
However, the distribution is not only hardly uniform, but it also doesn’t spread out in a simple gradient from the point of introduction. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » But Isn’t It a Bit Hard to Predict With a 7-Year-Old?] Reference
This gradient is a consequence of gravity. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Wonks and Teachers] Reference
And for clarification, by 'gradient' I mean the change in the gravitational force with distance. From Wordnik.com. [story idea, rubber science] Reference
A small shift in that "gradient" might also account for some or all of the Senate/President voting disparity. From Wordnik.com. [Obama's Resounding Victory, By The Numbers] Reference
The color 'gradient' so to speak, as I had in my first display is out. From Wordnik.com. [Discussions: Message List - root] Reference
· Feature: added "gradient" to the NiftyDefaults so that it is available. From Wordnik.com. [Softpedia - Windows - All] Reference
Palette and toolbar controls changed to use the more modern 'gradient' style buttons. From Wordnik.com. [MacUpdate - Mac OS X] Reference
Notice that the query was recognized as "gradient" instead of "gradients" with an 's'. From Wordnik.com. [Search Engine Optimization and Marketing News provided by Cumbrowski.com] Reference
Length, 2,940 feet; average gradient, 1 in 9.4. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
C Light under the action of a transverse field-gradient. From Wordnik.com. [Man or Matter] Reference
The gradient is 16 per 100, and the distance 547 yards. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
Length, 3 miles; rise, 1,365 feet; gradient, 1 in 6 to 1 in 8. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
Length, 2 miles; average gradient, 1 in 8; steepest gradient, 1 in 7. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
If only we could enter the new state by a gradient instead of a plunge!. From Wordnik.com. [The Return of Blue Pete] Reference
Level the court carefully, so there will be no gradient or inequality in it. From Wordnik.com. [Entertainments for Home, Church and School] Reference
Length, 1,180 yards; average gradient, 1 in 16; steepest gradient, 1 in 10.9. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
We march to our crises by a gradient, every step of which is a moral decision. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
The long, undulating high alpine climb has sections of sustained 12 percent gradient. From Wordnik.com. [For Burke Swindlehurst, the quiet American, the Tour of Utah may be a last hurrah] Reference
In mounting a steep gradient the pedals are also useful as an auxiliary to the motor. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896] Reference
"When you have such a temperature gradient," says Bachman, "the snow undergoes changes.". From Wordnik.com. [Taming The White Dragon] Reference
Length, 2 3/4 miles, rise, 520 feet; average gradient, 1 in 24.4; steepest gradient, 1 in 13. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
Borgo being disproportionately large, and with a gradient from the bank to the centre of 60°. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
He watched the needle's slow progress as the aircraft lumbered skyward along its shallow gradient. From Wordnik.com. [The Knife Edge] Reference
They did not fully understand the technical difficulties involved in the "hydraulic mean gradient.". From Wordnik.com. [Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine] Reference
Both these methods depend on how fast the earth is losing heat, that is on the geothermal gradient. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86] Reference
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