grade
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8.2
- noun
- /ɡreɪd/
- Specialized
- To determine the slope of the road, the workers measured the angle in grades for a precise elevation change.
Examples
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It's the biggest piece of Grade A steak around.
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Mr. Miller, white male, eighth-grade social studies.
Academic text (2014) -
The slope for the second time point (Grade 10) was freely predicted.
Academic text (2012) -
With the exception of Program B (Grade 4) in teaching multiplication, math models were inconsistently used in the remaining textbooks.
Academic text (2012) -
Initially, the surfaces were disinfected for 5 minutes with a commercial-grade heavy-duty chlorinated sanitizer before being rinsed with boiling water.
Academic text (2005) -
The engineer calculated the angle using a grade measurement to ensure accuracy in the construction plans.
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In surveying, one grade is equal to one-hundredth of a right angle, which helps in determining land elevations.
Synonyms
1
9.5
A unit for measuring angles equal to 0.9 degrees
Idioms
- Informal
1
8.2
Something I do not have the responsibility or power to decide at work
Compounds
- Specialized
16
8.2
Material pure enough to make nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons
15
3.2
A number that shows how well a student does in tests and classes, based on their marks
- Specialized
5
9.5
A very pure form of the radioactive metal plutonium used to make nuclear weapons
- Specialized
2
6.5
An officer rank in the US Navy and Coast Guard above ensign and below lieutenant
- Informal
1
7.8
Being extremely strong and concentrated, used to describe coffee or glue
- Specialized
1
3.2
A place where a road crosses train tracks at the same level with gates or signals
- Jargon
1
7.0
An officer in the military ranked between captains and generals, such as major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
- Specialized
1
6.1
A place where a road and a railway cross at different levels using a bridge or tunnel
- Specialized
1
6.0
A chemical that is pure enough for use in factories but has some impurities
- Jargon
A V-shaped badge on a sleeve that shows a military person's rank and years of service
- Specialized
A material that has small amounts of unwanted substances and is used in industry
Surface Forms
Etymology
The angle unit grade (also called 'gon') comes from Latin gradus, meaning 'step', and treats a right angle as 100 'steps'. That is why a right angle is exactly 100 grades in this system.