descending gradient
1Descending limb of loop of Henle — Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. (Labeled at center left.) …
2Gradient — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination; as, the gradient line of a railroad …
3gradient — [grā′dē ənt] adj. [L gradiens (gen. gradientis), prp. of gradi, to step: see GRADE] ascending or descending with a uniform slope n. 1. a) a slope, as of a road or railroad b) the degree of such slope 2. Biol. a gradation in rate of growth,… …
4gradient — /gray dee euhnt/, n. 1. the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc. 2. an inclined surface; grade; ramp. 3. Physics. a. the rate of change with respect to distance of a variable quantity, as… …
5gradient — gra•di•ent [[t]ˈgreɪ di ənt[/t]] n. 1) civ the degree of inclination of a highway, railroad, etc., or the rate of ascent or descent of a stream or river 2) an inclined surface; grade; ramp 3) phs a) the rate of change with respect to distance of… …
6gradient — gra·di·ent || greɪdɪənt n. slope, incline; rate of ascent or descent adj. sloping, rising or descending gradually …
7gradient — /ˈgreɪdiənt / (say graydeeuhnt) noun 1. the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a railway, etc. 2. an inclined surface; grade; ramp. 3. Physics a. change in a variable quantity, as temperature or pressure, per unit… …
8Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 — French: Nu descendant un escalier n° 2 Artist Marcel Duchamp Year 1912 Type Oil on canvas Dimensions 147 …
9adiabatic gradient — noun : the rate at which the temperature of an ascending or descending body of air is changed by adiabatic expansion or compression, being about 1.6° F. for each 300 feet of change of height; also : a curve representing this * * * adiabatic… …
10Cromford and High Peak Railway — The Cromford and High Peak Railway (C HPR) in Derbyshire, England, was completed in 1831, to carry minerals and goods between the Cromford Canal wharf at High Peak Junction (53°06′01″N 1°32′01″W / …
