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Italian
Etymology
From Latin gradientem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡraˈdjɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: gra‧dièn‧te
Noun
gradiente m (plural gradienti)
- (mathematics, physics) gradient
Further reading
- gradiente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gradientem, present participle of gradior (“to step, to walk”), from gradus (“a step, pace”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾa.d͡ʒiˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾaˈd͡ʒjẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾa.d͡ʒiˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾaˈd͡ʒjẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾa.d͡ʒiˈẽ.te/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾaˈd͡ʒjẽ.te/
Noun
gradiente m (plural gradientes)
- (calculus) gradient
- (physics) gradient
- gradient (rate of inclination or declination of a slope)
- Synonym: declividade
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin gradientem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈdjente/
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: gra‧dien‧te
Noun
gradiente m (plural gradientes)
- (physics) gradient (the rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance)
Noun
gradiente f (plural gradientes)
- slope, incline, gradient
- Synonyms: declive, pendiente, inclinación
Derived terms
Further reading