gradient

pendenza

Misura di quanto una strada o una superficie sale o scende lungo una certa distanza.

In inglese semplice: The amount by which a road or surface rises or falls over a certain distance.

• The road has a steep gradient.
• Cyclists struggled with the gradients on this route.
• Does the railway follow a gentle gradient?

Sinonimi: slope, incline

Espressioni comuni: steep gradient, gentle gradient, gradient of something

gradiente

Misura della rapidità con cui una quantità cambia al variare della posizione o di un altro valore.

In inglese semplice: How quickly an amount changes as you move through space or change another value.

• The temperature gradient is small.
• We measured pressure gradients across the pipe.
• A larger concentration gradient makes the particles move faster.

Espressioni comuni: temperature gradient, pressure gradient, concentration gradient

inclinato

Che sale o scende con una pendenza costante.

In inglese semplice: Rising or falling at a steady slope.

• The diagram shows a gradient line.
• The engineer drew a gradient track across the hillside.
• This gradient railway line descends steadily toward the coast.

Sinonimi: sloping

Espressioni comuni: gradient line, gradient track