gradation
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gradation
- /ɡɹəˈdeɪʃən/ UK
- /ɡɹəˈdeɪʃən/ US
- /ˌɡɹeɪˈdeɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French gradation. By surface analysis, grade + -ation.
noun gradations
- A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
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A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another.
A decade ago, the British department-store chain John Lewis built itself a long warehouse, painted in gradations of sky blue.
Similar: nuance
- The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
- Any degree or relative position in an order or series. the several gradations of the intelligent universe
- A calibration marking.
- A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
- A diatonic succession of chords.
- Ablaut.
verb gradations · gradationing · gradationed
- To form with gradations.
Translations
Every language
noun a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression
| Português | gradação |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Abstufung |
| Română | gradare |
| Русский | после́довательность poslédovatelʹnostʹ |
| العربية | تَدَرُّج tadarruj |
noun a passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another
| Русский | перехо́д perexód |
|---|---|
| العربية | تَدَرُّج tadarruj |
noun a calibration marking
| Română | gradație |
|---|
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title = {gradation},
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