gradiente

Italian

Etymology

From Latin gradientem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡraˈdjɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: gra‧dièn‧te

Noun

gradiente m (plural gradienti)

1. (mathematics, physics) gradient

Further reading

• “gradiente”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• adergenti, denigrate

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) /ɡɾaˈd͡ʒjẽ.t͡ʃi/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐˈdjẽ.tɨ/ [ɡɾɐˈðjẽ.tɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐˈdjẽ.tɨ/ [ɡɾɐˈðjẽ.tɨ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐˈdjẽ.tɨ/

Noun

gradiente m (plural gradientes)

1. (calculus) gradient
2. (physics) gradient
3. gradient (rate of inclination or declination of a slope)

   Synonym: declividade

Derived terms

• gradiente vertical

Related terms

• gradação
• gradativo
• grado
• gradual
• graduamento
• grau

Further reading

• “gradiente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “gradiente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin gradientem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈdjente/ [ɡɾaˈð̞jẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: gra‧dien‧te

Noun

gradiente m (plural gradientes)

1. (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)

1. slope, incline, gradient

   Synonyms: declive, pendiente, inclinación

Derived terms

• torre de gradiente

Related terms

• grado

Further reading

• “gradiente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025