slope grade
1Slope — is used to describe the steepness, incline, gradient, or grade of a straight line. A higher slope value indicates a steeper incline. The slope is defined as the ratio of the rise divided by the run between two points on a line, or in other words …
2Grade (slope) — d = run Δh = rise l = slope length α = angle of inclination This article is for the grade of a topographic feature or constructed element, for other uses see: Slope (disambiguation) The grade (also called slope, incline, gradient, pitch or rise)… …
3grade — [grād] n. [Fr < L gradus, a step, degree, rank < gradi, to step, walk < IE base * ghredh , to stride > Goth griths, step] 1. any of the stages in an orderly, systematic progression; step; degree 2. a) a degree or rating in a scale… …
4grade — [n1] rank, step brand, caliber, category, class, classification, condition, degree, division, echelon, estate, form, gradation, group, grouping, league, level, mark, notch, order, pigeonhole*, place, position, quality, rung*, size, stage,… …
5grade — grade1 W3S3 [greıd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(standard)¦ 2¦(rank)¦ 3¦(mark in school)¦ 4 make the grade 5¦(school year)¦ 6¦(slope)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin gradus step, d …
6grade — /grayd/, n., v., graded, grading. n. 1. a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper. 2. a class of persons or things of the same relative rank, quality, etc. 3. a step or stage in a… …
7grade — 1. a unit of angle measurement equal to 1/400 circle, 0.01 right angle, 0.9°, or 54 . This unit was introduced in France, where it is called the grade, in the early years of the metric system. The grad is the English version, apparently… …
8grade — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. level, quality, class; rank, standing; gradation, slope, tilt, slant. See obliquity, degree. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An incline] Syn. hill, slope, inclined plane, gradient, slant, inclination, pitch,… …
9Grade — NOTOC Grade may refer to:In education* Grade (education), a teacher s evaluation of a student s performance * Grade level, the numbering of the year a student has reached in school.In civil engineering* Grade (slope), the pitch of a slope such as …
10grade — [[t]greɪd[/t]] n. v. grad•ed, grad•ing 1) a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity 2) a class of persons or things of the same relative rank, quality, etc 3) a step or stage in a course or process 4) edu… …
