0 past simple and past participle of grade
1 to separate people or things into different levels of quality, size, importance, etc.:
Such a nuanced distinction requires a continuous measure that returns very finely graded values.
Sandalwood is graded into a number of classes which reflect different quality of scented heartwood and to distinguish between dried heartwood and sapwood timber.
Embracing the idea that representations may be graded opens up many interesting conceptual possibilities.
At what rate do learners learn and retain new vocabulary from reading a graded reader?
The results show that the hyper-viscosity coefficient is negative for graded filters and positive for spectral filters.
It is a neocortical function that allows graded, highly varied vocal emotional expression.
Having said this, the notion of graded consciousness is also limited and potentially misleading.
Sections were de-waxed with xylene and re-hydrated through a graded series of ethanol/ water mixtures.
