grade has definitions from the fields of education,zoology,linguistics,phonetics
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[ noun ] (education) a body of students who are taught together

Synonyms

class form

Examples

"early morning classes are always sleepy"

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

Howard_Mitchell and the National_Symphony perform in the first two releases , designed for grades one and two .

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[ noun ] (education) a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

Synonyms

level tier

Examples

: "lumber of the highest grade"

Used in print

(A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)

When now we count the frequency of the 71 items in the two language families appearing in the same column or grade , or one column or grade apart , or two or three or four , we find these differences : * * f This distribution can be summarized by averaging the distance in grades apart : * * f ; which , divided by * * f gives a mean of 1.07 grades apart .

When now we count the frequency of the 71 items in the two language families appearing in the same column or grade , or one column or grade apart , or two or three or four , we find these differences : * * f This distribution can be summarized by averaging the distance in grades apart : * * f ; which , divided by * * f gives a mean of 1.07 grades apart .

When now we count the frequency of the 71 items in the two language families appearing in the same column or grade , or one column or grade apart , or two or three or four , we find these differences : * * f This distribution can be summarized by averaging the distance in grades apart : * * f ; which , divided by * * f gives a mean of 1.07 grades apart .

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[ noun ] the gradient of a slope or road or other surface

Examples

: "the road had a steep grade"

Used in print

(T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)

Too late , he realized that in turning , he had wheeled them onto a patch of sandy ground , instead of atop a grade or ridge .

Related terms

gradient upgrade downgrade

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[ verb ] assign a rank or rating to

Examples

"how would you rank these students?" "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

Used in print

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

It is brought to packing_houses , cleaned and graded as to size and quality , and packed in protective excelsior .

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[ verb ] determine the grade of or assign a grade to

Related terms

classify mark grading

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[ verb ] level to the right gradient

Related terms

level aggrade

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[ noun ] (education) a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

Synonyms

score mark

Examples

"she made good marks in algebra" "grade A milk" "what was your score on your homework?"

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[ verb ] assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

Synonyms

score mark

Examples

"grade tests" "score the SAT essays" "mark homework"

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[ noun ] one-hundredth of a right angle

Synonyms

grad

Related terms

angular_unit quadrant

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[ noun ] (zoology) a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed

Related terms

cattle

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[ adjective ] (of domestic animals) improved by selective breeding

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improved

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[ adjective ] at surface level

Synonyms

ground-level

Examples

"a grade crossing"

Related terms

surface

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[ noun ] the height of the ground on which something stands

Synonyms

ground_level

Examples

: "the base of the tower was below grade"

Related terms

elevation

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[ noun ] (linguistics,phonetics) a degree of ablaut

Synonyms

gradation

Related terms

ablaut

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[ noun ] a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

Synonyms

level degree

Examples

: "a moderate degree of intelligence" "a high level of care is required" "it is all a matter of degree"

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