Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruling gradient

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: rul-ing -gra-di-ent
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The steepest uphill gradient in one direction on a section of railway line.

Example Sentences

"For the next mile, the line falls, and then rises again, at a gradient of 1 in 50, the ruling gradient of the line."
"In the next 65 miles the train climbs 2,470ft to the Arizona Divide on a ruling gradient of 1 in 70 and in steam days a fleet of helper engines was kept busy assisting the heavy trains over this section."
"Minor changes to control gear include the provision of automatic wheelslip protection, since these units will be operated on lines with ruling gradients of 1 in 60 or 1 in 80."

Inflected Forms

ruling gradients (plural)

Synonyms

ruling grade

Questions

What does ruling gradient mean?: The steepest uphill gradient in one direction on a section of railway line.

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