gradients is a form of:

Gradient



noun
1.
(ascending or descending by degrees. a slope, the degree of such slope) ទីជម្រាល, ជើងទេរ, លំអៀងទៅ, ជម្រាល, បង្អៀង, ភាពទេរ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The rate of regular or graded ascent or descent in a road; grade.
2.
A part of a road which slopes upward or downward; a portion of a way not level; a grade.
3.
The rate of increase or decrease of a variable magnitude, or the curve which represents it; as, a thermometric gradient.
adjective
1.
Moving by steps; walking; as, gradient automata.
2.
Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination; as, the gradient line of a railroad.
3.
Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.