grade
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4.6
- noun
- /ɡreɪd/
- There's a grade that leads to a hill and that hill leads down to the cliff.
- a steep grade
- percent grade
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- And for me, lighting in interior spaces below grade usually is why they feel so bad.
Examples
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Drivers need to be cautious when navigating the winding road with a steep grade.
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THE TRUCK MOVES HALFWAY UP THE GRADE where its rear wheels spin helplessly on the ice.
Fiction book (1991) -
The road was a significant construction project, built over a 16 percent grade with ten switchbacks.
Academic text (2016) -
Outside the truck as it roars up the grade, rear tires catching on the salt.
Fiction book (1991) -
Near the end of the ascent, the grade increased to nearly forty-five degrees.
Fiction book (1999) -
Halfway to the waterfall, feeling the distance and the grade, I had a terrible sudden premonition.
Fiction book (1995) -
A pushy woman reporter in an ugly hat bustles up the grade, trailed by a photographer.
Fiction book (1994) -
The hill is steep, with a grade that makes it challenging for cyclists.
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The construction crew measured the grade of the slope to ensure proper drainage.
Synonyms
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2.4
A small upward slope in land or a surface
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3.2
How much a line or surface tilts from flat ground
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4.2
A sloping surface that connects different levels
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1.4
A part of a road or path that goes up
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3.4
How much a surface goes up or down from flat
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5.7
How steep a surface or road is
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5.4
The slope of a roof, road, or surface
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4.2
A slope on a road or path that goes up
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3.3
How quickly a hill or road goes up
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3.5
A slope that goes up
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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8.2
Something I do not have the responsibility or power to decide at work
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.2
Material pure enough to make nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons
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3.2
A number that shows how well a student does in tests and classes, based on their marks
- Specialized
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9.5
A very pure form of the radioactive metal plutonium used to make nuclear weapons
- Specialized
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6.5
An officer rank in the US Navy and Coast Guard above ensign and below lieutenant
- Informal
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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
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7.0
An officer in the military ranked between captains and generals, such as major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
- Specialized
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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
How Steep
Surface Forms
Etymology
The sense of grade meaning slope or steepness comes from Latin gradus, 'step'. Builders and engineers use grade to measure how many 'steps' up or down a road or land is.