Word Meaning 勾配

こうばい koubai

勾配 is read as こうばい (koubai) and means gradient (vector calculus).

Meaning

English

  1. gradient (vector calculus)
  2. slope (of a linear function)
  3. slope
  4. incline
  5. gradient
  6. grade
  7. pitch

Reading

Kana

こうばい

Romaji

koubai

Writing Variants

  • こう配 こうばい koubai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

勾配天井

こうばいてんじょう

sloping ceiling

上り勾配

のぼりこうばい

uphill grade

下り勾配

くだりこうばい

downhill grade

空間勾配

くうかんこうばい

spatial gradient

急勾配

きゅうこうばい

steep slope

抜き勾配

ぬきこうばい

draft angle

共役勾配法

きょうやくこうばいほう

contragradient method

非線形共役勾配法

ひせんけいきょうやくこうばいほう

nonlinear conjugate gradient method

勾玉

まがたま

magatama

気配

きはい

tone (of the market)

年配

ねんぱい

(approximate) age

心配

しんぱい

care

Example Sentences

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このさかはこうばいがきゅうだ。

This slope is steep.

こうばいがゆるやかなみちをあるいた。

I walked on a gently sloping road.

やねにこうばいをつけてあまみずをながす。

The roof is given a slope so rainwater can run off.

このかいだんはこうばいがきつすぎる。

This staircase is too steep.

きゅうなこうばいではじてんしゃをおしたほうがいい。

On a steep slope, it's better to push your bicycle.

The gradient of this hill is steep.

The road across the mountain was narrow, and what's more, it was a steep slope.

It is very important to decide what to do about the slope of the roof.