grad

• Substantiv, das entweder eine Winkelmaßeinheit (ein Hundertstel eines rechten Winkels) oder eine Person bezeichnet, die einen Studiengang abgeschlossen und einen akademischen Grad an einer Schule, Hochschule oder Universität erworben hat.

A noun that can refer to a unit of angular measurement equal to one-hundredth of a right angle, or to a person who has completed a course of study and received a degree from a school, college, or university.

1. Angular unitC1formalscientific

   A unit of angular measurement equal to one-hundredth of a right angle, also known as a gradian or gon.

   Gon

   • A right angle is divided into 100 grads.
   • Surveyors sometimes use grads instead of degrees.
   • The angle measured 50 grads.

   Synonymegrade

2. GraduateA2informalamerican

   A person who has successfully completed a course of study, especially at a high school, college, or university.

   Absolvent

   • She is a recent grad from Harvard.
   • The high school grad celebrated with her family.
   • Many grads find jobs in their field of study.

   Synonymealumalumnaalumnusgraduate