"grading" meaning in English

See grading in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grading.wav Forms: gradings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} grading (plural gradings)
  1. A rank or grade.
    Sense id: en-grading-en-noun-KfQqBUuQ
  2. (mathematics) Gradation.
    Sense id: en-grading-en-noun-WGOyYcaH Categories (other): Mathematics Topics: mathematics, sciences
  3. The act of reshaping the contour of the landscape so as to provide rainwater drainage around buildings, create lawns and gardens, prepare roadbeds, and so on.
    Sense id: en-grading-en-noun-GmmEYZgk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 44 31 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 10 51 32 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 9 53 32 2
  4. (Philippines, education) Ellipsis of grading period. Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: grading period
    Sense id: en-grading-en-noun-bqaVyHjH Categories (other): Philippine English, Education Topics: education
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: color grading, multigrading Related terms: grader

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grading.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} grading
  1. present participle and gerund of grade Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: grade
    Sense id: en-grading-en-verb-g2otdg5e

Inflected forms

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