grade vs gradient

gradient vs grade

grade and gradient both are nouns.

grade is a verb but gradient is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grade	Yes	No	Yes	No
gradient	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gradient is a hypernym of grade; that is, gradient is a word with a broader meaning than grade:

grade: the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
gradient: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal

Other hypernyms of grade include slope.

grade (noun)	gradient (noun)
a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed	the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality	a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
the height of the ground on which something stands
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
a degree of ablaut
a body of students who are taught together
one-hundredth of a right angle
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

grade (verb)	gradient (verb)
determine the grade of or assign a grade to
assign a rank or rating to
assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
level to the right gradient

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