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gradient

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001174

(abbrev. GRAD) A rate of change with respect to distance of a variable quantity, as temperature or pressure, in the direction of maximum change.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001174
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Synonymsdescendent
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001174",
  "term": "gradient",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "(abbrev. GRAD) A rate of change with respect to distance of a variable quantity, as temperature or pressure, in the direction of maximum change.",
  "synonyms": [
    "descendent"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/gradient/"
}

Record 1,174 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.