gradient
US /ˈɡreɪ.di.ənt/
UK /ˈɡreɪ.di.ənt/

名詞
1.
2.
坡度, 梯度
the rate of ascent or descent of a road or railway
範例:
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The road has a gradient of 1 in 10.
這條路的坡度是1比10。
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Engineers calculated the optimal gradient for the new railway line.
工程師們計算了新鐵路線的最佳坡度。
3.
梯度, 坡度
the rate of change of a physical quantity (such as temperature or pressure) with respect to distance in a given direction
範例:
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The temperature gradient across the metal bar was significant.
金屬棒上的溫度梯度很顯著。
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Scientists are studying the pressure gradient in the atmosphere.
科學家們正在研究大氣中的壓力梯度。
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