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Discover LudwigThe phrase "pressure gradient" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a difference in pressure in a given environment. For example, "As the altitude increased, the pressure gradient decreased significantly."
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pressure gradient
noun
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.
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This difference creates a pressure gradient, which effectively pulls the wing up.
Where a dominating pressure gradient exists, the balance of the pressure-gradient force with the Coriolis force results in the so-called geostrophic flow, at right angles to the pressure gradient, with low pressure on the left (Northern Hemisphere).
This balance is often expressed as a simple relation between pressure gradient and density.
These temperature differences produce a horizontal pressure gradient that drives geostrophic and gradient winds.
Wind speed increases as the distance between isobars decreases (or pressure gradient increases).
The other factor, acting at any depth, is the vertical hydrostatic pressure gradient across the body.
He could pull out the three-view drawing of the land-based aircraft he designed for antisubmarine warfare or talk about adverse pressure gradient.
Starting pressure gradient.
Thwaites' pressure gradient.
β, pressure gradient parameter.
Pressure gradient (Pa/m).
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