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Webster 1913 Edition
Gradient
1.
Moving by steps; walking;
as,
. gradient
automataWilkins.
2.
Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination;
as, the
. gradient
line of a railroad3.
Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.
Gra′di-ent
,Noun.
1.
The rate of regular or graded ascent or descent in a road; grade.
2.
A part of a road which slopes upward or downward; a portion of a way not level; a grade.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gradient
GRA'DIENT
,Adj.