grad
/ɡɹæd/US/ˈɡɹɑd/
grad is the clipping of graduate.
grad is the clipping of graduation.
grad is the abbreviation of gradian.
grad is the alternative letter-case form of Grad.
Meaning of graduate
Noun
graduate (plural graduates)
- A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
- If the government wants graduates to stay in the country, they should offer more incentives.
- A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
- If the school board wants a higher percentage of students to become graduates, they should improve their remedial help for underachieving students.
- A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
Meaning of graduation
Noun
graduation (countable and uncountable, plural graduations)
- The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
- The graduation ball was the students' chance to say goodbye to each other.
- A commencement ceremony.
- The action or process of leaving a group.
- graduation from AKB48
- A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings; the making of such marks.
- The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
- Synonym of gradation.
- "No good, I'm afraid," he confessed before he took it. "A print of this sort is one of the few things that afford no graduation to the sense of touch. No, no"—as he passed his finger-tips over the paper—"a gelatino-chloride surface of mathematical uniformity, Inspector, and nothing more. Now had it...1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- gradation
Noun capitalized: Grad
Grad (plural Grads)
- A type of Soviet artillery multiple rocket launcher, or a rocket fired by this.
- It supplements the 220 mm BM-22 Uragan (‘Hurricane’) and 122 mm BM-21 Grad (‘Hail’) MRLs, already in service.1989, Jane’s Defence Weekly, volume 12, Coulsdon, UK: Jane’s, page 1050
- The MRL systems Smerch, Uragan, and Grad are designed to destroy concentrations of personnel and various vehicles at distances up to 70 kilometers.1998, Field Artillery Association (U.S.), Field Artillery, page 7
- Synonyms:
- BM-21, Katyusha
Synonyms of grad
- BM-21
- Katyusha
Forms of grad
| plural | grads |
|---|---|
| plural | Grads |
| alternative form | grad |
Origin of grad
From Russian Град (Grad, “codename for a type of multiple rocket launcher”), from Russian град (grad, “hail”).
Words formed from grad
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Words that rhyme with grad
Questions about grad
- What does grad mean?
- Grad means a type of Soviet artillery multiple rocket launcher, or a rocket fired by this.
- What is grad the clipping of?
- Grad is the clipping of graduate.
- What part of speech is grad?
- Grad is a noun.
- How do you pronounce grad?
- Grad is pronounced /ɡɹæd/.
- What is the plural of grad?
- The plural of grad is grads.
Words near grad in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: grad (page history and authors); Grad (page history and authors); graduate (page history and authors); graduation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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