The phrase "a slight grade" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small incline or slope, often in contexts related to geography, construction, or physical activities like cycling or running.
Example: "The trail has a slight grade, making it accessible for beginners."
Alternatives: "a gentle slope" or "a minor incline."
Usually terraces are built on a slight grade so that the water caught in the channel moves slowly toward the terrace outlet.
The road is wider there, with a slight grade and a bike lane.
In time, climb a slight grade and pass another chain gate as paved sections of the road return.
If a student experiences a slight grade dip in one or two classes the admissions office isn't going to send a SWAT team to confiscate his or her acceptance letter.
An hour later, going about 25 miles an hour up a slight grade dotted with grapefruit-sized rocks, the front end of the bike washed out and I went over — again on my left side.
In an interview with The Times several years ago, Conrad said he enjoyed "Fast bikes, fast cars and anything that moves". The crash occurred on a slight grade on California 150 about three miles east of Ojai in an unincorporated area of Ventura County.
And while there is a very slight grade advantage in grammars' GCSE results, there is a disadvantage for their non-selective neighbours.
The Laetoli prints have toe depths that are generally shallower than heel depths, however, the trackways were made on a very slight grade (3.12%±0.94%; see supplementary materials Text S1).
All parameters were graded from 0 (absent), 1 (slight), 2 (moderate) to 3 (strongly positive) and summarized ranging from 0 9, where 0 1 corresponds to no synovitis (grade = 0), 2 3 to a slight synovitis (grade 1), 4 6 to moderate synovitis (grade 2), and 7 9 to severe synovitis (grade 3).
The grading system for the pivot shift test was based on the relocation event as follows: grade 0, no reduction or shift noted; grade I, smooth glide with a slight shift; grade II, the tibia is felt to jump back into a reduced position; and grade III, the tibia is transiently locked anterior to the lateral femoral condyle, just before a definite reduction with shift [ 6, 12].
They followed a slight upward grade, which was likely a safety precaution: if they encountered groundwater, it could flow downhill, to the origin of the tunnel, where it would be pumped out.
