"pressure gradient" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pressure gradients [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pressure gradient (plural pressure gradients)
  1. The rate of decrease (gradient) of pressure in space at a fixed time. The term is sometimes used to denote simply the magnitude of the gradient of the pressure field.
    Sense id: en-pressure_gradient-en-noun-dVl3KKA0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Weather

Inflected forms

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