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- Dictionarygradation/ɡrəˈdeɪʃn/
noun
- 1. a scale or series of successive changes, stages, or degrees: "the Act fails to provide both a clear and defensible gradation of offences" Similar
- 2. (in historical linguistics) another term for ablaut
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Gradation means a gradual change, or a stage in the process of change, or a set of marks showing units of measurement. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and its usage with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Gradation is a noun that means a series of stages, a step in an ordered scale, or a gradual change. Learn more about its etymology, usage, and examples from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Gradation is a noun that means small differences or changes in things, or a gradual process of arranging or forming in stages. Learn more about its synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and usage with examples from various sources.
Any organization with a hierarchy, set up so that some members are considered better, higher, or more respected than others, has a gradation of positions within it. The military is a great example, with a gradation, or series of steps, from private to general. The root of gradation is the Latin gradationem, which means "ascent by steps."
Gradation means a gradual change, or a stage in the process of change, or a set of marks showing units of measurement. Learn more about this word, see examples of usage and translations in different languages.
Gradation is a noun that means a series of gradual, successive stages or degrees, or a change from one tone, shade, or surface to another. It can also refer to the act of arranging in grades, the process of land leveling, or a linguistic phenomenon called ablaut.
Gradation is a noun that means any of the small changes or levels that something is divided into, or a mark showing a division on a scale. Learn how to use it in formal contexts with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.
Gradation is a process or change by degrees or stages, or a stage, degree, or grade in such a series. Learn how gradation is used in painting, sculpture, linguistics, geology, and more, with examples and related words.
Gradation means small differences or changes in things. Learn how to use this word in sentences, find synonyms, and see translations in other languages.
Gradation is a formal term for a small change or difference between points on a scale. Learn more about the meaning, usage and examples of gradation from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.
