pressure gradient
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpressureandgradient
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pressure
noun
uk/ˈpreʃ.ər/us/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
the force you produce when you ...
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gradient
noun[C]
uk/ˈɡreɪ.di.ənt/us/ˈɡreɪ.di.ənt/
how steep a ...
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(Definition ofpressureandgradientfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpressure gradient
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Since the component of thepressuregradientparallel to the free surface vanishes, the gradient is always normal to the surface.
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However, this acceleration is largely compensated by a verticalpressuregradient.
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Harmonic oscillations were introduced to the flow field through a thin slot close to the initiation of the adversepressuregradient.
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Other forces (again, such as apressuregradient) could, in principle, stop the collapse.
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Thepressuregradientgenerates hydrodynamic motion that leads to shear and deviatoric stress in the material.
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In the sheath, the dominant balance in the electron momentum equation is still expected to be between thepressuregradientand the field term.
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No patients had apressuregradientfrom the pulmonary trunk to the left pulmonary artery, or from the aortic arch to the descending aorta.
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No significantpressuregradientwas observed in such cases.
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The imbalance between thepressuregradientand the centrifugal force causes the transition from the single-vortex-pair to the double-vortex-pair structure.
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More complex behaviour is possible when rotation opposes the flow due t o thepressuregradient.
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With the absence (to leading order) of the axialpressuregradienta satisfactory account of the attached part proved impossible to find.
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The major theme is the comparison betweenpressuregradientand forced mixing as separate controllable parameters.
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However, the momentum equation is modified by thepressuregradientof cosmic rays and waves.
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The latter situation would invoke a strong magneticpressuregradient, leading to a pinch effect perpendicular to the external magnetic field lines.
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It appears that the vertical extent of the organized motions is reduced by the adversepressuregradient, but that it recovers quickly.
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A similar relationship between averagepressuregradientand velocity in macroscopic flow in porous media involves a proportionality parameter known as the permeability.
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This largerpressuregradientleads to a greater stabilizing effect on the liquid jet as discussed before.
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Both the mean flow and the turbulence were strongly affected by thepressuregradient.
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