gradability

or grade·a·bil·i·ty

[ grey-duh-bil-i-tee ]
/ ˌgreɪ dəˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun Transportation.

a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.

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Compare grade(def 9).

Origin of gradability

First recorded in 1950–55; grade + -ability

Words nearby gradability

gracioso, gracious, grackle, grad, grad., gradability, gradable, gradate, gradatim, gradation, grade
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