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pressure gradient
noun
, Meteorology.
- the change in atmospheric pressure per unit of horizontal distance in the direction in which pressure changes most rapidly.
pressure gradient
noun
- the change of pressure per unit distance See adverse pressure gradient favourable pressure gradient
- meteorol the decrease in atmospheric pressure per unit of horizontal distance, shown on a synoptic chart by the spacing of the isobars
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pressure gradient1
First recorded in 1915–20
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