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Meaning of gradus | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈɡra.dʊs]

Definitions

  1. a step, pace
    declension-4, masculine
  2. a grade
    declension-4, masculine
  3. a stage, degree
    declension-4, masculine
  4. a rank
    declension-4, masculine
  5. a position, station, ground
    broadly, declension-4, masculine
  6. firm position, stand
    declension-4, masculine
  7. a step, stair, rung of a ladder
    declension-4, masculine
  8. a braid of hair
    declension-4, masculine
  9. degree
    declension-4, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“Motus, seu locus, per signa, gradus, minuta, et secunda constitutus, intelligitur (secundum regulam Alphonsi) signa physica, id est quodlibet signum ex 60 gradibus compositum, et quilibet gradus ex 60 minutis, et quodlibet minutum ex 60 secundis, et sic succesivem: et per consequens, sex signa totum circulum perficiunt.”

A motion, or location, for a sign, being composed of degrees, minutes, and seconds, is understood (according to the rule of Alphonse) to be a physical sign, that is, every sign is composed of 60 degrees, and every degree of 60 minutes, and every minute of 60 seconds, and so on and so forth: and in consequence, six signs make up an entire circle.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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