Lexic.us

Definition of Grade

1. Noun. A body of students who are taught together. "Early morning classes are always sleepy"

2. Verb. Assign a rank or rating to. "Sam and Sue grade the movie "; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

3. Noun. A relative position or degree of value in a graded group. "Lumber of the highest grade"

4. Verb. Level to the right gradient.

5. Noun. The gradient of a slope or road or other surface. "The road had a steep grade"

6. Verb. Assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation. "Mark homework"

7. Noun. One-hundredth of a right angle.

8. Verb. Determine the grade of or assign a grade to.

9. Noun. A degree of ablaut.

10. Noun. A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance). "What was your score on your homework?"

11. Noun. The height of the ground on which something stands. "The base of the tower was below grade"

12. Noun. A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality. "It is all a matter of degree"

13. Noun. A variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed.

Definition of Grade

1. n. A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing; as, grades of military rank; crimes of every grade; grades of flour.

2. v. t. To arrange in order, steps, or degrees, according to size, quality, rank, etc.

Definition of Grade

1. to arrange in steps or degrees [v GRADED, GRADING, GRADES] : GRADABLE [adj]

Medical Definition of Grade

1. A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating. "The grade of hatchets fiercely thrown. On wigwam log, and tree, and stone." (Whittier) 1. A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing; as, grades of military rank; crimes of every grade; grades of flour. "They also appointed and removed, at their own pleasure, teachers of every grade." (Buckle) 2., The rate of ascent or descent; gradient; deviation from a level surface to an inclined plane; usually stated as so many feet per mile, or as one foot rise or fall in so many of horizontal distance; as, a heavy grade; a grade of twenty feet per mile, or of 1 in 264. A graded ascending, descending, or level portion of a road; a gradient. 3. The result of crossing a native stock with some better breed. If the crossbreed have more than three fourths of the better blood, it is called high grade. at grade, on the same level; said of the crossing of a railroad with another railroad or a highway, when they are on the same level at the point of crossing. Down grade, a descent, as on a graded railroad. Up grade, an ascent, as on a graded railroad. Equating for grades. See Equate. Grade crossing, a crossing at grade. Origin: F. Grade, L. Gradus step, pace, grade, from gradi to step, go. Cf. Congress, Degree, Gradus. 1. To arrange in order, steps, or degrees, according to size, quality, rank, etc. 2. To reduce to a level, or to an evenly progressive ascent, as the line of a canal or road. 3. To cross with some better breed; to improve the blood of. Origin: Graded; Grading. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grade

gradate gradated gradates gradatim gradating gradation gradational gradationally gradations gradatory

gradatory graddan graddaned graddans grade (current term) grade (current term) grade-constructed graded gradeless gradelier

gradely Gradenigo's syndrome grader graders grades grade crossing grade III astrocytoma grade II astrocytoma grade insignia grade IV astrocytoma

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