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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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