Alternative form of at-grade

To use a grading system based on the scale of performance of a group to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject; to curve a grade.

present participle of gradation

simple past tense and past participle of gradation

The force resulting from a pressure gradient

(Indo-European linguistics) Synonym of e-grade

(US, idiomatic, humorous) A freshman who drops out of college at the end of the first semester.

(chemistry) A thin ring etched into the neck of a volumetric flask to mark its measured capacity

Alternative spelling of zero-grade

One who receives a grade.