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Meaning of "pressure gradient" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRESSURE GRADIENT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRESSURE GRADIENT

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Pressure gradient is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRESSURE GRADIENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pressure gradient

In atmospheric sciences, the pressure gradient is a physical quantity that describes which direction and at what rate the pressure changes the most rapidly around a particular location. The pressure gradient is a dimensional quantity expressed in units of pressure per unit length. The SI unit is pascal per meter. Mathematically, it is obtained by applying the del operator to a pressure function of position.

Definition of pressure gradient in the English dictionary

The definition of pressure gradient in the dictionary is the decrease in atmospheric pressure per unit of horizontal distance, shown on a synoptic chart by the spacing of the isobars.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRESSURE GRADIENT

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pressure head
pressure point
pressure sore
pressure suit
pressure ulcer
pressure vessel
pressure-cook
pressure-feed
pressured
pressureless
pressurisation
pressuriser
pressurization
pressurize

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRESSURE GRADIENT

active ingredient
adverse pressure gradient
ancient
audient
clairaudient
client
disobedient
efficient
expedient
favourable pressure gradient
gradient
inexpedient
ingredient
inobedient
intergradient
obedient
orient
patient
temperature gradient
unobedient

Synonyms and antonyms of pressure gradient in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pressure gradient» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRESSURE GRADIENT

Find out the translation of pressure gradient to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pressure gradient from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pressure gradient» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

压力梯度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gradiente de presión
570 millions of speakers

English

pressure gradient
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दबाव ढाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضغط التدرج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

градиент давления
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gradiente de pressão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাপ নতিমাত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gradient de pression
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecerunan tekanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Druckgefälle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

圧力勾配
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

압력 구배
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gradien tekanan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gradient áp lực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழுத்தம் சாய்வு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दाब ग्रेडीयंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Basınç gradyanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gradiente di pressione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gradient ciśnienia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

градієнт тиску
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gradient de presiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλίση πίεσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drukgradiënt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tryckgradient
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trykkgradient
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pressure gradient

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESSURE GRADIENT»

The term «pressure gradient» is regularly used and occupies the 80.271 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRESSURE GRADIENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pressure gradient

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRESSURE GRADIENT»

Discover the use of pressure gradient in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pressure gradient and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Effect of Pressure Gradient and Wake on Endwall Film Cooling ...
Endwall temperature distribution is measured using Temperature Sensitive Paint (TSP) technique and film cooling effectiveness is calculated from the measurements and compared against numerical predictions.
Sylvette Rodriguez, 2008
2
Petrophysics: Theory and Practice of Measuring Reservoir ...
The simplest case of fluid flow through porous media is the linear flow of a single- phase fluid under a constant pressure gradient, which is known as linear steady- state flow. When two fluids are present in a porous medium, steady-state flow ...
Djebbar Tiab, Erle C. Donaldson, 2012
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Diastolic Heart Failure
When ventricular pressure has declined to a level below atrial pressure, a pressure gradient is established between the atrium and the ventricle, the mitral valve opens, and the ventricle fills rapidly. During diastasis left atrial and LV pressures ...
Otto A. Smiseth, Michal Tendera, 2008
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Encyclopedia of Coastal Science
Figure P34 A cubic meter of sea water in hydrostatic balance where the upward pressure gradient force per unit volume dp/dz is equal to the downward gravity force per unit volume pg. In terms of ocean currents, the most important pressure  ...
M. Schwartz, 2006
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Ocean Circulation
low pressure pressure gradient force high pressure (a) CROSS-SECTlON pressure gradient force Conolis force W Conolis ... Geostrophic currents - currents in which the horizontal pressure gradient force is balanced by the Coriolis force - may ...
Angela Colling, 2001
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Rarefaction Wave Interaction of Pressure-gradient System
The pressure-gradient system is a relatively new system of conservation laws.
Seunghoon Bang, 2007
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Pressure Ulcers: Guidelines for Prevention and Management
The V-shaped pressure gradient (converging lines) results from the force of extemal surface pressure (upward arrows) against bony counterpressure ( downward arrows). Bone Muscle Subcutaneous fat Dermis Epidermis the geriatric chair and ...
JoAnn Maklebust, Mary Sieggreen, 2001
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Cardiovascular Haemodynamics and Doppler Waveforms Explained
Figure 4.9- (a) Pressure and tlow waveforms recorded simultaneously in a canine femoral artery (pulse rate = 2.75 Hz. 1° of phase =1 ms); (b) same as (a) but with the pressure gradient curve added. This has been scaled so the similarity of ...
Crispian Oates, 2008
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Feigenbaum's Echocardiography
Parameters that can be measured include integration of the overall pressure gradient beneath the spectral display to calculate the mean pressure gradient ( MPG) as well as calculation of mitral valve area (MVA) from the pressure half- time ...
William F. Armstrong, Thomas Ryan, Harvey Feigenbaum, 2010
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Fundamentals of Physiology: A Human Perspective
Transmural pressure gradient across lung wall = intra-alveolar pressure minus intrapleural pressure ○ FIGURE 12-7 Transmural pressure gradient. Across the lung wall,the intra-alveolar pressure of 760 mm Hg pushes outward, while the ...
Lauralee Sherwood, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRESSURE GRADIENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pressure gradient is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Research Shows Summer Poses Added Risk for Drivers
... the skin and lungs are likely to accumulate during a long drive due to exposure to dry air because of the increased vapor pressure gradient.”. «Today's Trucking News, Jul 15»
2
Rehm Launches Flexible 2-in-1 Solution for Reflow Soldering
Pressure gradient and the speed of the vacuum process can be set individually and profile parameters can be saved. The mechanical system ... «I-Connect007, Jul 15»
3
SPC Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook
SURFACE CYCLOGENESIS WILL RESULT IN A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...RESULTING IN 20-30 MPH WINDS IN THE REGION /WITH ... «Newsroom America, Jul 15»
4
Math Works Great—Until You Try to Map It Onto the World
Caption: In the Crookes radiometer, invented in 1873 by Sir William Crookes, exposure to light creates a heat and pressure gradient inside the ... «Wired, Jul 15»
5
SHOCK WARNING: Strongest El Nino in HISTORY could bring SIX …
A steeper temperature and pressure gradient between the tropics and the polar regions is now pulling the jet stream over northern Europe and ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Friday Afternoon STORMTracker Forecast
A large trough will dig into the pacific NW Saturday and will likely create a tight pressure gradient and that means windy conditions across the ... «KBZK Bozeman News, Jul 15»
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Extravascular stent management for migration of left renal vein …
On June 2th, 2011, left renal venography revealed obstruction of LRV outflow, perihilar varices, and an 8 mm Hg pressure gradient across the ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
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Six-Minute Walk Stress Echocardiography Found To Predict PH in …
Pulmonary circulation pressure-flow relationships describe how cardiac output and blood flow are affected by the pressure gradient within the ... «Pulmonary Hypertension News, Jul 15»
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More wind and dangerous heat index values the next couple of days
An increase in our pressure gradient will result in more wind and punishing heat the next couple of days as the heat index soars to dangerous levels. A little less ... «KRIS Corpus Christi News, Jul 15»
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Daybreak weather Tuesday 21 July
SYNOPSIS: Light winds and slight seas are expected over the Cayman area for the next 24 hours due a slack pressure gradient over the ... «Cayman 27, Jul 15»

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