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- noun Plural form of
gradient .
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Surrounding the letters in SUPERHERO with two gradients is probably too much.
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The first part of the day wasn't too bad, although some of the gradients were a bit steep, but, they were doable.
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Compared with every other system where the line over which the load travels is elevated, the flexible girder tramway is claimed to possess many advantages -- the center of gravity is kept well down, the liability of the wheels leaving the line is reduced to the minimum, the gradients are the easiest that can be obtained, there is an entire absence of jolting and extremely little vibration, and the motion is altogether smooth and regular; yet it is very questionable whether, when human life is at stake, any but an ordinary ground line should be relied upon.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 Various
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Such precipitation will result in greater temperature gradients, meaning greater windspeeds, and more mixing of the atmosphere through laminar and turbulent flow, which we realize as stronger storms and changed precipitation patterns, including greater numbers of floods and droughts.
Wonk Room » George Will’s Latest Denier Column Links To Global Boiling Document 2009
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CSS effects – once implemented by website designers, this extension to the CSS standard will allow for cool new design elements such as gradients and reflections, previously only available via image manipulation.
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This has spurred the various browser developers to press ahead with their own plans, some of which, such as gradients and rounded corners, can be found in browsers today.
Google Forces Web Standards Issue Using Sexy Buttons Nik Cubrilovic 2005
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Professor Goodhill said that steering decisions for nerve fibres are made by structures at the tips of axons, known as growth cones, which can detect signals such as gradients of guidance cues in their environment.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Support for new CSS attributes such as gradients, background sizing, and pointer events.
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• Support for new CSS attributes such as gradients, background sizing, and pointer events.
Applelinks.com 2010
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Thanks to advanced CSS properties, such as gradients and shadows, it's now quite easy to turn a dull web form into something beautiful - with minimal effort.
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