grading

grade

G0213600 (grād)n.1. A stage or degree in a process.2. A position in a scale of size, quality, or intensity: a poor grade of lumber.3. An accepted level or standard.4. A set of persons or things all falling in the same specified limits; a class.5. a. A level of academic development in an elementary, middle, or secondary school: learned fractions in the fourth grade.b. A group of students at such a level: The third grade has recess at 10:30.c. grades Elementary school.6. A number, letter, or symbol indicating a student's level of accomplishment: a passing grade in history.7. A military, naval, or civil service rank.8. The degree of inclination of a slope, road, or other surface: the steep grade of the mountain road.9. A slope or gradual inclination, especially of a road or railroad track: slowed the truck when he approached the grade.10. The level at which the ground surface meets the foundation of a building.11. A domestic animal produced by crossbreeding one of purebred stock with one of ordinary stock.12. Linguistics A degree of ablaut.v. grad·ed, grad·ing, grades v.tr.1. To arrange in grades; sort or classify: How is motor oil graded?2. a. To determine the quality of (academic work, for example); evaluate: graded the book reports.b. To give a grade to (a student, for example).3. To level or smooth to a desired or horizontal gradient: bulldozers graded the road.4. To gradate.5. To improve the quality of (livestock) by crossbreeding with purebred stock.v.intr. To change or progress gradually: piles of gravel that grade from coarse to fine.

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[French, from Latin gradus; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

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grad′a·ble adj.

grading

(ˈɡreɪdɪŋ) n (Education) education the act of assigning a mark or rating indicating achievement or the worth of work done

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grading - the act of arranging in a graduated seriesscalingordering, order - the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
	2.	grading - changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surfacelevelingconstruction, building - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats"
	3.	grading - evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do"scoring, markingevaluation, rating - act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of

Translations

classificazioneselezione