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geothermal gradient
noun
- the increase in temperature with increasing depth within the earth.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of geothermal gradient1
First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences
That's called the geothermal gradient.
From National Geographic
The typical geothermal gradient increases at a rate of just 30 °C per kilometre below ground, and a shallow borehole that the team drilled nearby in 2011 had a gradient of twice that.
From Nature
Both these methods depend on how fast the earth is losing heat, that is on the geothermal gradient.
From Project Gutenberg
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