grading
2
4.6
- noun
- /ˈɡreɪdɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
nivelación
- A local GRO, the Environmental Protection Society, is engaged in tree planting and road grading.
Examples
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However, most rough grading on the property, including banks and along the road, has been completed.
Blog text (2) -
The compost will initially be used by the Authority to finish the grading and landscaping at the complex.
Academic text (1998) -
What are your thoughts about just doing the grading and laying down the rock?
Blog text (22) -
In addition, many solar facilities require vegetation removal and grading.
Academic text (2011) -
The site has required extensive grading in order to flatten the complex and correct water drainage problems.
Blog text (2) -
By November 1894, work crews had completed much of the extensive grading of the site.
Blog text (22) -
Like other operators, Farrell says that proper grading of the pad is critical.
Academic text (1996) -
Large earthmoving work, such as cutting and filling and rough grading of the roadway, is done nearer the beginning of the project.
Academic text (2012) -
The crew worked hard on the grading of the site to ensure a level foundation for the new building.
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Before laying the concrete, they completed the grading to create a smooth, stable surface.
Synonyms
1
2.8
The act of making the ground or surface flat and even
How Level
- Specialized
2
4.6
1
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
grading = grade (semi-transparent) = grade + ing
The noun is formed regularly from the verb 'grade', but the landscaping sense is somewhat specialized and not the most salient meaning for many learners.
Etymology
Grading comes from the Latin root grad- (from gradus) meaning 'step', the same root in gradient and graduate. In building, to grade land is to shape it into levels or gentle steps so the ground is smooth and drains well.