n.1 a a stretch of road, railway, etc., that slopes from the horizontal. b the amount of such a slope.
2 the rate of rise or fall of temperature, pressure, etc., in passing from one region to another.
Etymology: prob. formed on GRADE after salient
n.1 a a stretch of road, railway, etc., that slopes from the horizontal. b the amount of such a slope.
2 the rate of rise or fall of temperature, pressure, etc., in passing from one region to another.
Etymology: prob. formed on GRADE after salient
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012