Definitions
1.nounA slope or incline.
2.nounA rate of inclination or declination of a slope.
3.nounOf a function y = f(x) or the graph of such a function, the rate of change of y with respect to x that is, the amount by which y changes for a certain (often unit) change in x equivalently, the inclination to the X axis of the tangent to the curve of the graph.
4.nounThe rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.
5.nounA differential operator that maps each point of a scalar field to a vector pointed in the direction of the greatest rate of change of the scalar. Notation for a scalar field φ: ∇φ
6.nounA gradual change in color. A color gradient; gradation.
7.adjectiveMoving by steps; walking."gradient automata"
8.adjectiveRising or descending by regular degrees of inclination."the gradient line of a railroad"
9.adjectiveAdapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.