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GRADE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("grade" is a kind of...):

Bos taurus; cattle; cows; kine; oxen (domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The gradient of a slope or road or other surface

Example:

the road had a steep grade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("grade" is a kind of...):

gradient; slope (the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grade"):

rise; rising slope; upgrade (the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises)

downgrade (the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends)

Derivation:

grade (level to the right gradient)

gradual ((of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

Example:

it is all a matter of degree

Synonyms:

degree; grade; level

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("grade" is a kind of...):

property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)

Attribute:

high (greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount)

low (less than normal in degree or intensity or amount)

mild (moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme)

intense (possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grade"):

SPF; sun protection factor (the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun)

immoderateness; immoderation (the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation)

moderateness; moderation (quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes)

amplitude level (the level on a scale of amplitude)

extreme (the furthest or highest degree of something)

lowness (a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.))

low (a low level or position or degree)

high (a lofty level or position or degree)

highness (a high degree (of amount or force etc.))

depth (degree of psychological or intellectual profundity)

grind (the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground)

intensity; intensiveness (high level or degree; the property of being intense)

caliber; calibre; quality (a degree or grade of excellence or worth)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The height of the ground on which something stands

Example:

the base of the tower was below grade

Synonyms:

grade; ground level

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("grade" is a kind of...):

elevation (distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level))

Derivation:

grade (level to the right gradient)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

Example:

what was your score on your homework?

Synonyms:

grade; mark; score

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("grade" is a kind of...):

evaluation; rating; valuation (an appraisal of the value of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grade"):

quartile ((statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores)

decile ((statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores)

centile; percentile ((statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total)

grade point (a numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course taken at a college or university multiplied by the number of credit hours awarded for the course)

Derivation:

grade (determine the grade of or assign a grade to)

grade (assign a rank or rating to)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A degree of ablaut

Synonyms:

gradation; grade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("grade" is a kind of...):

ablaut (a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song))

Sense 7

Meaning:

A body of students who are taught together

Example:

early morning classes are always sleepy

Synonyms:

class; course; form; grade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("grade" is a kind of...):

assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grade"):

master class (a class (especially in music) given to talented students by an expert)

discussion section; section (a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately)

Sense 8

Meaning:

One-hundredth of a right angle

Synonyms:

grad; grade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("grade" is a kind of...):

angular unit (a unit of measurement for angles)

Holonyms ("grade" is a part of...):

right angle (the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines)

Sense 9

Meaning:

A relative position or degree of value in a graded group

Example:

lumber of the highest grade

Synonyms:

grade; level; tier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("grade" is a kind of...):

rank (relative status)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grade"):

biosafety level (the level of safety from exposure to infectious agents; depends on work practices and safety equipment and facilities)

A level (the advanced level of a subject taken in school (usually two years after O level))

GCSE; General Certificate of Secondary Education; O level (the basic level of a subject taken in school)

college level (the level of education that college students are assumed to have attained)

Derivation:

grade (assign a rank or rating to)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Determine the grade of or assign a grade to

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "grade" is one way to...):

assort; class; classify; separate; sort; sort out (arrange or order by classes or categories)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

gradation (the act of arranging in grades)

gradation (relative position in a graded series)

grade (a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance))

grading (evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

Example:

mark homework

Synonyms:

grade; mark; score

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "grade" is one way to...):

appraise; assess; evaluate; measure; valuate; value (evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

grading (evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score)

grader (a judge who assigns grades to something)

gradation (the act of arranging in grades)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Assign a rank or rating to

Example:

The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide

Synonyms:

grade; order; place; range; rank; rate

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "grade" is one way to...):

evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "grade"):

upgrade (rate higher; raise in value or esteem)

downgrade (rate lower; lower in value or esteem)

sequence (arrange in a sequence)

prioritise; prioritize (assign a priority to)

subordinate (rank or order as less important or consider of less value)

reorder (assign a new order to)

seed (distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds)

shortlist (put someone or something on a short list)

superordinate (place in a superior order or rank)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

gradation (the act of arranging in grades)

gradation (relative position in a graded series)

grade (a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance))

grade (a relative position or degree of value in a graded group)

grader (a judge who assigns grades to something)

grading (the act of arranging in a graduated series)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Level to the right gradient

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "grade" is one way to...):

even; even out; flush; level (make level or straight)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "grade"):

aggrade (build up to a level by depositing sediment)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

grade (the gradient of a slope or road or other surface)

grade (the height of the ground on which something stands)

grading (changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface)

Credits

 Context examples: 

It is characterized by the presence of high grade dysplasia.

(Ampullary Flat Intraepithelial Neoplasia, High Grade, NCI Thesaurus)

A WHO grade I meningioma characterized by the presence of a prominent mesenchymal component.

(Metaplastic Meningioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A classification system for grading pathological remission based purely on microscopic assessment.

(Miller and Payne Classification, NCI Thesaurus)

A WHO grade I meningioma characterized by the presence of intercellular microcystic spaces that contain mucinous fluid.

(Microcystic Meningioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A low-grade malignant neoplasm composed of epithelial cells and a spindle cell osteo-fibrous proliferation.

(Adamantinoma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A low grade malignant neoplasm arising from the long bones.

(Adamantinoma of Long Bones, NCI Thesaurus)

Also, having got the agency for a low-grade make of wheel, he was prosperous.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

A slow growing, WHO grade I glioma which generally occurs in young adults.

(Myxopapillary Ependymoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare, low-grade exophytic adenocarcinoma with papillary growth that arises from the epithelium of the nasopharynx.

(Nasopharyngeal Papillary Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The two most severe classes of cardiac dysfunction according to a classification system developed by the New York Heart Association to grade cardiovascular function and disability.

(New York Heart Association Class III/IV, NCI Thesaurus)