GRADIENT


Meaning of GRADIENT in English

US also grade [noun] [C] - the amount of slope (of a road, path, railway, etc.)This part of the railway track has quite a steep gradient.The hill is high, but it isn't difficult to climb because the gradient of the path is very gentle (= the path slopes gradually).The gradient of the road is 1 in 6 (= the road rises or falls 1 unit of length in every 6 units of length horizontally).

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.