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upgradient

adj

Etymology

From up- + gradient.

  1. derived from gradiēns
  2. prefixed as upgradient — “up + gradient”

Definitions

  1. A position up along a gradient from a starting position.

  2. a location that is the source groundwater for another location

    a location that is the source groundwater for another location; similar to upstream.

    • Uncontaminated groundwater is found upgradient of a contamination source.

  3. The reverse direction along a gradient.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. a direction that groundwater flows from.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for upgradient. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA