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• Sustantivo que puede designar una unidad de medida de ángulos equivalente a la centésima parte de un ángulo recto, o a una persona que ha completado un curso de estudios y ha recibido un título en una escuela, colegio o universidad.

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.

   Unidad de ángulo plano (gradián)

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

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2. GraduateA2informalamerican

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

   Graduado

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

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