potential gradient

noun

, Electricity.

1. the rate of change of potential with respect to distance in the direction of greatest change.

Word History and Origins

Origin of potential gradient¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

For the same current, therefore, the potential gradient is higher in the coloured solution and lower in the colourless one.

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The potential difference between the two is recorded, and the potential gradient is thus found.

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At most stations a negative potential gradient is exceptional, unless during rain or thunder.

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The different elements—potential gradient, dissipation, ionization and radioactivity—are clearly not independent of one another.

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No distinct relationship has yet been established between potential gradient and radioactivity.

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