- horizontal gradient of pressure
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English-Russian aviation meteorology dictionary. 2013.
horizontal gradient of pressure
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pressure gradient — /ˈprɛʃə greɪdiənt/ (say preshuh graydeeuhnt) noun the decrease in atmospheric pressure per unit of horizontal distance in the direction in which pressure decreases most rapidly …
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