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Definitions for: Grade
[n] the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade"
[n] a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
[n] the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base of the tower was below grade"
[n] a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?"
[n] a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"
[n] one-hundredth of a right angle
[n] a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"
[adj] (of domestic animals) improved by selective breeding
[adj] at surface level; "a grade crossing"
[v] determine the grade of or assign a grade to
[v] assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework"
[v] assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
[v] level to the right gradient
Webster (1913) Definition: Grade, n. [F. grade, L. gradus step, pace, grade, from
gradi to step, go. Cf. Congress, Degree, Gradus.]
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. In a railroad or highway:
(a) 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.
(b) A graded ascending, descending, or level portion of a
road; a gradient.
3. (Stock Breeding) 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 under Equate.
Grade crossing, a crossing at grade.
Grade, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Graded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Grading.]
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. (Stock Breeding) To cross with some better breed; to
improve the blood of.
Grade, n.
A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.
The grade of hatchets fiercely thrown. On wigwam log,
and tree, and stone. --Whittier.
Synonyms: class, degree, form, grad, ground level, ground-level, improved, level, level, mark, mark, order, place, range, rank, rate, score, score, surface, tier
See Also: A level, aggrade, amplitude level, angular unit, appraise, assemblage, assess, assort, biology class, caliber, calibre, centile, chemistry class, class, classify, college level, decile, depth, downgrade, downgrade, elevation, English class, evaluate, evaluation, even, even out, extreme, first grade, gathering, gradient, high, immoderateness, immoderation, intensity, intensiveness, judge, level, low, magnitude, measure, moderateness, moderation, O level, percentile, physics class, prioritise, prioritize, quadrant, quality, quartile, rank, rating, reorder, right angle, rise, rising slope, seed, separate, sequence, shortlist, sixth form, slope, sort, sort out, subordinate, Sunday school class, superordinate, upgrade, upgrade, valuate, valuation, value
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