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gradus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • degree noun An academic qualification awarded by a college or university on completion of a course of study.
  • level adj Flat and even; at the same height throughout, or matching a given height.
  • pace noun The speed at which something happens or someone moves.
  • position noun A place or location where something or someone is.
  • rank noun A person's position or level in a hierarchy, such as in the military or an organisation.
  • stair noun A single step in a flight of steps.
  • step noun A single movement of the foot when walking, or one of a set of surfaces used to go up or down, as on a staircase.

Senses

gradus is used for these senses in English:

  • degree of comparison (linguistics, grammar) A form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes; like the positive, comparative and superlative forms.
  • level Degree or amount.
  • pace A step.
  • position A status or rank.
  • stair A single step in a staircase.
  • step A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
  • step A small space or distance.

degree — full definition

  1. noun An academic qualification awarded by a college or university on completion of a course of study.
  2. noun A unit for measuring angles or temperature.
  3. noun The extent or level to which something is present.

level — full definition

  1. adj Flat and even; at the same height throughout, or matching a given height.
  2. noun A particular degree, standard, floor, or stage in a scale, structure, or game.
  3. verb To make something flat or even, or to destroy it completely so nothing is left standing.
  4. verb To aim or direct something, such as an accusation or a weapon, at someone.

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