- gradient⇄adj. 1. going up or down gradually.
(SYN) sloping, slant.
2a. progressing by taking steps with the feet, as an animal does; walking; ambulant.
b. modified for walking or running, as the feet of various birds are; gressorial. - gradient⇄gradient, noun, adjective.
- gradient⇄noun 1. the rate at which a road, railroad track, river channel, or other slope goes upward or downward.
2. the sloping part of a road, railroad track, river channel, or other grade.
(SYN) incline, slope, inclination.
3a. the rate at