concentration gradient
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconcentrationandgradient
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concentration
noun
uk/ˌkɒn.sənˈtreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːn.sənˈtreɪ.ʃən/
the ability to think carefully about something you are doing and ...
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gradient
noun[C]
uk/ˈɡreɪ.di.ənt/us/ˈɡreɪ.di.ənt/
how steep a ...
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In dialysis and pervaporation the chemical potential along aconcentrationgradientis the driving force.
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These were mounted t o permit withdrawal of fluid samples to determine the soluteconcentrationgradient across the slot for the purpose of verifying the basic flow model.
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Principal mechanism of vorticity generation in the braid region for a uniformly seeded flow, due to the misalignment of the particleconcentrationgradientand the slip velocity.
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Principal mechanism of vorticity generation in the braid region for a differentially seeded flow, due to the interaction between the particleconcentrationgradientand the slip velocity.
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These mechanisms are shown to be related to the misalignment of theconcentrationgradientand the slip velocity, as well as to the difference in fluid and particle vorticities.
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Spatially separated measurements of chemical concentration would allow the robot to determine theconcentrationgradientand hence move towards the source.
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They were able to metabolize radio-isotope labelled glucose and accumulate thiamine against aconcentrationgradient.
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All curves are averages over 1000 particle pairs and initially theconcentrationgradientis uniform.
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Other agents are also important in movement of this vitamin against aconcentrationgradient, notably sodium ions and glucose.
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These physical arguments then indicate that a positive bulkconcentrationgradientfavours a thicker film.
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It seems likely that the parasites use the epidermalconcentrationgradientof arginine residues for their navigation within the skin.
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With ideal samples, scattering profiles from aconcentrationgradientshould be superimposable when scaled by concentration.
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In this form, the driving forces for ion permeation are aconcentrationgradientand an electrostatic potential gradient.
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This instability is driven by the adverseconcentrationgradientcreated by solute rejection at the solid-liquid interface.
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By contrast, transport by diffusion does not require fluid flow but depends instead on the magnitude of theconcentrationgradientand the diffusion coefficient.
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The first term indicates that the vorticity will be altered if theconcentrationgradientis misaligned with the direction of the slip velocity.
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Theconcentrationgradientwill not dissipate as long as the temperature gradient remains.
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Thisconcentrationgradientresponse was less evident in the other two species.
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The resonant transition radiation from an electron charge that moves along theconcentrationgradientof a cold isotropic plasma is calculated.
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