grad1

[grad] /græd/
noun, Informal.
1.
a graduate.
Origin
1870-75; by shortening

grad2

[grad] /græd/
noun
1.
one hundredth of a right angle.
Also, grade.
Origin
1905-10; < French grade degree < Latin gradus step

grad.

1.
Mathematics, gradient.
2.
graduate.
3.
graduated.
Examples from the web for grad
  • Cornell grad student volunteers walked through the swabbing process with the undergrad students.
  • But as time went by, through grad school and all, evolution helped me lose my faith.
  • Thankfully, grad school is no longer a full-time gig.
  • They are great hold-over place for grads thinking about their next move, whether it's the job market or onto grad school.
  • Another data point to include: the number of graduates in grad school within five years.
  • My faith is in the professors and the good grad kids who care about humanity.
  • In the air-conditioned chill of the visitors' area, a grad student runs through the basics.
  • After graduating, she did not enter the teaching profession, but went straight to grad school to learn more about computers.
  • The grad student applicant has been told that their portfolio is inadequate.
  • The opportunity costs of going to grad school seem to be zero.
British Dictionary definitions for grad

grad

/ɡræd/
noun
1.
(informal) a graduate

grad.

abbreviation
1.
(maths) gradient
2.
(education) graduate(d)
Word Origin and History for grad
n.

abbreviation of graduate (n.), attested from 1871.

grad in Medicine

grad. abbr.
Latin gradatim (gradually)

Slang definitions & phrases for grad

grad

modifier

: a grad student/ grad reunion

noun

A graduate: college grad (1871+ Students)


Related Abbreviations for grad

grad

graduate

grad.

gradient