Meaning Of Gradient

a.

Moving by steps; walking; as, gradient automata.

a.

Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination; as, the gradient line of a railroad.

a.

Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.

n.

The rate of regular or graded ascent or descent in a road; grade.

n.

A part of a road which slopes upward or downward; a portion of a way not level; a grade.

n.

The rate of increase or decrease of a variable magnitude, or the curve which represents it; as, a thermometric gradient.