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Meaning of "temperature gradient" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TEMPERATURE GRADIENT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEMPERATURE GRADIENT

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Temperature 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 TEMPERATURE GRADIENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Temperature gradient

A temperature gradient is a physical quantity that describes in which direction and at what rate the temperature changes the most rapidly around a particular location. The temperature gradient is a dimensional quantity expressed in units of degrees per unit length. The SI unit is kelvin per meter. Temperature gradients in the atmosphere are important in the atmospheric sciences.

Definition of temperature gradient in the English dictionary

The definition of temperature gradient in the dictionary is the rate of change in temperature in a given direction, esp in altitude.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT

tempera
temperability
temperable
temperalitie
temperament
temperamental
temperamentally
temperance
temperate
Temperate Zone
temperately
temperateness
temperative
temperature
temperature chart
temperature gauge
temperature inversion
temperature-humidity index
tempered
temperer

WORDS THAT END LIKE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT

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

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

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Translation of «temperature gradient» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TEMPERATURE GRADIENT

Find out the translation of temperature gradient to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of temperature 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 «temperature gradient» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

温度梯度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gradiente de temperatura
570 millions of speakers

English

temperature gradient
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तापमान ढाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التدرج في درجة الحرارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

градиент температуры
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gradiente de temperatura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তাপমাত্রা গ্রেডিয়েন্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gradient de température
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecerunan suhu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Temperaturgradienten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

温度勾配
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

온도 구배
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gradien suhu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gradient nhiệt độ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெப்பநிலை சாய்வு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तपमान ग्रेडीयंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sıcaklık gradyanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gradiente di temperatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gradient temperatury
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

градієнт температури
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gradient de temperatură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλίση θερμοκρασίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

temperatuurgradiënt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

temperaturgradient
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

temperaturgradient
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of temperature gradient

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TEMPERATURE GRADIENT»

The term «temperature gradient» is regularly used and occupies the 74.913 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TEMPERATURE GRADIENT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEMPERATURE GRADIENT»

Discover the use of temperature gradient in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to temperature gradient and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Temperature gradient weakening in snow
When snow of densities lower than about 250 kg/m3 metamorphoses under a temperature gradient, large crystals form, and the snow becomes weaker. These crystals form at selected sites as branch grains, because the local temperature ...
R. A. Sommerfeld, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Fort Collins, Colo.), 1985
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Understanding Buildings a Multidisciplinary Approach
In the wall section (a), the solid line shows the actual temperature gradient towards the outside, and the dotted line shows the dew-point temperature gradient, the temperature at which air of that particular vapour content would start to ...
E. Reid, 2013
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Continuous-flow Temperature Gradient Microfluidics: Spatial ...
Niel Davenport Crews (Jr). Temperature Calibration Equation 2.1 was used to approximate the channel temperature from the measured surface temperature. The approximate distance between the glass surface and the microchannel (L) is  ...
Niel Davenport Crews (Jr), 2008
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Plates, Plumes, and Paradigms
If a systematic pattern of temperature gradient over an area of a few hundreds of km2 is obtained, it is assumed to indicate temperature values deep in the crust below the uppermost permeable layer (Palmason, 1974). The latest data on the ...
Gillian R. Foulger, 2005
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A predictive horizontal-temperature-gradient model of the ...
Time-dependent horizontal-temperature gradients were computed from vertical-temperature cross sections taken with the towed thermistor chain in 17 areas of the eastern North Pacific.
E. L. Smith, 1967
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Validation Practices for Biotechnology Products
All liquid nitrogen freezers have a temperature gradient [4,51. The freezer is coldest at the bottom of the dewar (-196°C). As temperatures are measured at increasing levels in the freezer, the temperature will increase. The rate of increase, i.e. ...
J. K. Shillenn, 1996
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Concise Encyclopedia of Magnetic and Superconducting Materials
represent an intrinsic property. A satisfactory theoretical understanding of this effect has not yet been reached, and the theoretical discussions are still controversial. 4. Vortex Motion in a Temperature Gradient In a temperature gradient applied ...
K.H.J. Buschow, 2005
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Conference on Physical and Chemical Properties of Sea Water: ...
D. Cocbrane* In view of Eckart's (1958) critical examination of the equation of state of sea water, the values of the adiabatic temperature gradient computed by Ekman (1914) are now seriously in doubt. After showing the inaccuracies in ...
Chemical Properties of Sea Water, Conference on Physical, 1959
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Soft Matter Gradient Surfaces: Methods and Applications
Drops can be made to move on such surfaces by applying a temperature gradient to the surface. An early mention of this idea can be found in Bouasse,(32 ) who heated the lower end of a metal wire that was tilted slightly upward to make drops ...
Jan Genzer, 2012
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Exoplanet Atmospheres: Physical Processes
To quantify which energy transport mechanism dominates, we turn to a discussion of temperature gradients (dT/dz). We begin with a qualitative discussion on how the temperature gradient determines whether or not convection will occur.
Sara Seager, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEMPERATURE GRADIENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term temperature gradient is used in the context of the following news items.
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Guidelines Issued for Managing Temperature During CBP
Temperature gradients between the arterial outlet and venous inflow on the oxygenator during CPB cooling should not exceed 10 degrees C to avoid generation ... «MedPage Today, Jul 15»
2
The stochastic thermodynamics of a rotating Brownian particle in a …
With temperature gradient, extra terms are found which result from the nonlinear interaction between the particle and the non-equilibrated environment. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
3
Forecast: More Rain Than You Can Handle
Because of that stalled front there is an insane temperature gradient across the region today. To our north Newburgh will only warm to the mid 50s, the city will ... «Gothamist, Jun 15»
4
Unusual fog bank creates eerie effect off the N.J. coast
Because the effect only takes place where the temperature gradient is greatest, right over the water, conditions yesterday produced a long, narrow column of fog ... «NJ.com, Jun 15»
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New device may make converting waste heat to electricity …
Because of this complexity, the optimum device for a particular temperature gradient and load may not work nearly as well for a different temperature gradient or ... «Phys.Org, May 15»
6
What Is Thermodynamics?
The faster the atoms or molecules move, the higher the temperature, and the ... area with a temperature gradient of one degree per unit distance,” according to ... «Live Science, May 15»
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Micropore labyrinths as crucibles of life
Water-filled micropores in hot rock may have acted as the nurseries in which life on Earth began. An LMU team has now shown that temperature gradients in ... «Phys.Org, Jan 15»
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Scientists manipulate molecules inside living cells with temperature
Now in a new paper, researchers have demonstrated for the first time that thermophoresis—the movement of molecules due to a temperature gradient rather ... «Phys.Org, Sep 14»
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Study helps assess impact of temperature on belowground soil …
However, the temperature gradient used in this study provides an ideal study system for measuring ecosystem responses to warming over long periods of time. «Phys.Org, Sep 14»
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Global warming: Rapid rise in Arctic temperatures linked to changes …
This temperature gradient becomes less pronounced as Arctic temperatures increase at a faster rate than the more southerly latitudes, causing the wind patterns ... «The Independent, Aug 14»

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