grade — meaning in English
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English meaning
- grate noun A metal frame of bars used to hold fuel in a fireplace, or a metal grid that lets small things pass through while blocking larger ones.
- grid noun A pattern of evenly spaced lines crossing to form squares, such as on graph paper or a map.
- harrow noun A heavy farming tool with rows of spikes or discs, dragged over ploughed soil to break it up.
- lattice noun A framework of crossed strips of wood or metal, often used as a garden trellis or decorative pattern.
Senses
grade is used for these senses in English:
- grate A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.
- grid (computing) A system or structure of distributed computers working mostly on a peer-to-peer basis, used mainly to solve single and complex scientific or technical problems or to process data at high speeds (as in clusters).
- grid (electronics) The third (or higher) electrode of a vacuum tube (triode or higher).
- harrow A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.
- lattice (crystallography) A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
grate — full definition
- noun A metal frame of bars used to hold fuel in a fireplace, or a metal grid that lets small things pass through while blocking larger ones.
- verb To shred food into small pieces by rubbing it across a grater.
- verb To make a harsh, scraping sound; or, figuratively, to irritate someone.
grid — full definition
- noun A pattern of evenly spaced lines crossing to form squares, such as on graph paper or a map.
- noun The network of power lines, substations, and generators that delivers electricity across a region.
- noun The marked-off starting positions for competitors at the beginning of a race.