| grading | To bring an existing surface to a designed form by cutting, filling and/or smoothing operations. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| gradual | Taking place by a series of small changes over a long period, not sudden. (18 Nov 1997) |
| graduate | 1. One who has received an academical or professional degree; one who has completed the prescribed course of study in any school or institution of learning. 2. A graduated cup, tube, or flask; a measuring glass used by apothecaries and chemists. See Graduated. Origin: LL. Graduatus, p. P. Of graduare to admit to a degree, fr. L. Gradus grade. See Grade. 1. To mark with degrees; to divide into regular steps, grades, or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc. 2. To admit or elevate to a certain grade or degree; especially, in a college or university, to admit, at the close of the course, to an honorable standing defined by a diploma; as, he was graduated at Yale College. 3. To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of; as, to graduate the heat of an oven. "Dyers advance and graduate their colours with salts." (Browne) 4. <chemistry> To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid. Graduating engine, a dividing engine. See Dividing engine, under Dividing. Origin: Cf. F. Graduer. See Graduate, Grade. 1. To pass by degrees; to change gradually; to shade off; as, sandstone which graduates into gneiss; carnelian sometimes graduates into quartz. 2. <ornithology, zoology> To taper, as the tail of certain birds. 3. To take a degree in a college or university; to become a graduate; to receive a diploma. "He graduated at Oxford." (Latham) "He was brought to their bar and asked where he had graduated." (Macaulay) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| graduate nurse | A nurse who has received a degree, most often a bachelor's degree, from a school or college of nursing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| graduated | 1. Marked with, or divided into, degrees; divided into grades. 2. <zoology> Tapered; said of a bird's tail when the outer feathers are shortest, and the others successively longer. Graduated tube, bottle, cap, or glass, a vessel, usually of glass, having horizontal marks upon its sides, with figures, to indicate the amount of the contents at the several levels. Graduated spring, a combination of metallic and rubber springs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| graduated compress | Layers of cloth thickest in the centre, becoming thinner toward the periphery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| graduated pipette | A pipette with a plain, narrow tube drawn out to a tip and graduated uniformly along its length. Calibration marks may be confined to the stem (Mohr pipette) or extend to the tip (serologic pipette). Synonym: Mohr pipette, serologic pipette. (05 Mar 2000) |
| graduated tenotomy | Partial incisions of the tendon of an eye muscle for correction of strabismus. Subcutaneous tenotomy, division of a tendon by means of a small pointed knife introduced through skin and subcutaneous tissue without an open operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| graduation | 1. The act of graduating, or the state of being graduated; as, graduation of a scale; graduation at a college; graduation in colour; graduation by evaporation; the graduation of a bird's tail, etc. 2. The marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees or quantity; a scale. 3. The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation. Origin: LL. Graduatio promotion to a degree: cf. F. Graduation division into degrees. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| grad. |
one-hundredth of a right angle alumnus: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
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| grade IV astrocytoma |
A type of brain tumor that forms from glial (supportive) tissue of the brain. It grows very quickly and has cells that look very different from normal cells. Also called glioblastoma multiforme.
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1. The space rate of decrease of a function. The gradient of a function in three space dimensions is the vector normal to surfaces of constant value of the function and directed toward decreasing values, with magnitude equal to the rate of decrease of the function in this direction. The gradient of a function f is denoted by - f (without the minus sign in the older literature) and is itself a function of both space and time. The ascendent is the negative of the gradient. ...
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| gradient |
A gradual change in some quantitative property over a specific distance.
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The slope of a road or trail expressed as a percentage of change in elevation per unit of distance traveled.
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| grad | the gradient of a slope or road or other surface |
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| grad | a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality |
| grad | the height of the ground on which something stands |
| grad | a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) |
| grad | a body of students who are taught together |
| grad | one-hundredth of a right angle |
| grad | a relative position or degree of value in a graded group |
| grad | determine the grade of or assign a grade to |
| grad | assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation |
| grad | assign a rank or rating to |
| grad | level to the right gradient |
| grad | (of domestic animals) improved by selective breeding |