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gradeThe transmission capacity of a line. It refers to a range or class of frequencies that it can handle; for example, telegraph grade, voice grade and broadband. grade 1. a mark or rating indicating achievement or the worth of work done, as at school 2. US and Canadian a unit of pupils of similar age or ability taught together at school 3. US and Canadian a. a part of a railway, road, etc., that slopes upwards or downwards; inclination b. a measure of such a slope, esp the ratio of the vertical distance between two points on the slope to the horizontal distance between them 4. a unit of angle equal to one hundredth of a right angle or 0.9 degree 5. Stockbreeding a. an animal with one purebred parent and one of unknown or unimproved breeding b. (as modifier): a grade sheep 6. at grade (of a river profile or land surface) at an equilibrium level and slope, because there is a balance between erosion and deposition How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Well, I make Assorted Flutters for flags and bunting, and a superior grade of Rustles for ladies' silk gowns. It would be easy to show that within the same group carnivorous animals exist having every intermediate grade between truly aquatic and strictly terrestrial habits; and as each exists by a struggle for life, it is clear that each is well adapted in its habits to its place in nature. Around a sharp turn, speeding down the grade upon them, had appeared an automobile. |
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