temperature gradient
ˈtɛmp.ə.rə.tʃər ˈɡreɪ.di.ənt
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Definition of temperature gradient - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
scienceTECH.rate of temperature change over distanceTECH.
  • The temperature gradient affects weather patterns.
2.
vertical changeTECH.temperature change with altitudeTECH.
  • Pilots monitor the temperature gradient during flights.
temperature change
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Expressions with temperature

take the temperature ofv.
measure the temperature using a thermometer
The nurse will take the temperature of the patient.
run a temperaturev.
have a fever with elevated body temperature
She might be sick if she runs a temperature.
assume room temperaturev.
die or be killed, often humorously
After the accident, he assumed room temperature.
spike a temperaturev.
undergo a sudden sharp rise in body temperature
After the vaccine, he spiked a temperature.
high temperaturen.
elevated level of heat in the environment
The high temperature today reached 40 degrees Celsius.
low temperaturen.
temperature below normal or expected level
The low temperature caused the lake to freeze.

Expressions with gradient

concentration gradientn.
difference in concentration of a substance across a space
Cells absorb nutrients due to the concentration gradient across their membranes.
pressure gradientn.
decrease in atmospheric pressure per horizontal distance
The synoptic chart shows the pressure gradient.
density gradientn.
measure of how tightly packed matter changes across space
The density gradient in the atmosphere affects how sound travels upward.
gradient clippingn.
method in machine learning that limits gradient size during model training
Gradient clipping helped stabilize the neural network during training.
gradient descentn.
step-by-step method that changes values to reduce a function’s output
Gradient descent adjusts the model’s parameters to reduce the prediction error.
gradient lossn.
loss term penalizing rapid changes in neighboring values to enforce smoothness
The model used gradient loss to reduce noise in reconstructed surfaces.
gradient postn.
post showing the slope of a road or railway
The gradient post showed the steepness of the hill.
gravity gradientn.
variation in gravitational forces on a nonspherical object
The satellite's orientation is affected by the gravity gradient.
stochastic gradient descentn.
iterative method adjusting parameters using gradient steps on randomly chosen data samples
Stochastic gradient descent trained the neural network on millions of images.

Terms related to temperature gradient

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changedifferencedistancegradientratesciencetemperaturevariationaltitudeatmosphereclimateweather

Terms with temperature gradient included in their meaning

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Thomson effectn.
thermodynamics
phenomenon where temperature gradient causes electric potential gradient

Examples of temperature gradient in a sentence

  • The temperature gradient in the ocean influences marine life.
  • Scientists study the temperature gradient in the atmosphere.
  • The temperature gradient affects weather patterns significantly.

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  1. French:gradient de température, ...
  2. German:Temperaturgradient, ...
  3. Italian:gradiente di temperatura, ...
  4. Spanish:gradiente de temperatura, ...
  5. Portuguese:gradiente de temperatura, ...
  6. Chinese:温度梯度, ...
  7. Japanese:温度勾配, 気温勾配, ...
  8. Arabic:تَدَرُّج حَرارِي, تَدَرُّج دَرَجَة الحَرارَة, ...
  9. Hebrew:הֶבְדֵּל טֶמְפֶּרָטוּרָה, שִׁפּוּעַ טֶּמְפֶּרָטוּרָה, ...
  10. Russian:градиент температуры, ...
  11. Ukrainian:градієнт температури, ...
  12. Hindi:तापमान प्रवणता, तापमान ग्रेडिएंट, ...
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