grad
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- noun
- /ɡræd/
- Specialized
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grado centesimal
- Surveyors convert measurements from degrees to grads to ensure accuracy in their calculations.
Examples
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Real earnings for young female college grads are down 16% since their peak in 2003.
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My father is a UNC grad, and numerous family members on my mom's side were grads of NCSU.
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Likewise, they hire new MBA grads into consultant positions (and promote them up the chain from there).
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In navigation, experts often use a protractor to measure angles in grads for precise calculations.
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The surveying report indicated a right angle of 90 degrees, equivalent to 100 grads.
Synonyms
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A unit for measuring angles where a right angle equals 100 units
Compounds
- Informal
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A student who studies after college to get a master's or doctoral degree
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grad as a unit of angle comes from the Latin root gradus meaning 'step', because a right angle was divided into 100 'steps'. So one grad is one small 'step' of a right angle (0.9 degrees), which is why surveyors use it for precise measuring.