gradation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɡɹəˈdeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɡɹəˈdeɪʃən/ (General-American)
- /ˌɡɹeɪˈdeɪʃən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from French gradation. By surface analysis, grade + -ation.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian:
- (countable, uncountable) The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
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(countable, uncountable) Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
the several gradations of the intelligent universe
1832, [Isaac Taylor], Saturday Evening. […], London: Holdsworth and Ball, →OCLC:Two distinct types of lupus erythematosus are recognized: [1] chronic or discoid, which is essentially a skin lesion, and [2] severe systemic, designated as acute. Between the two types are many gradations to which the term subacute has been applied.
1954 February 15, Henry E. Michelson, “The Syndrome of Lupus Erythematosus”, in Modern Medicine, volume 22, number 4, Minneapolis, Minn.: Modern Medicine Publications, Inc., page 96:
- (countable) A calibration marking.
- (countable, uncountable) A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
- (countable, uncountable) A diatonic succession of chords.
- (countable, uncountable) Ablaut.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gradations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
intergradation · progradation · gradational · gradate · consonant gradation
Synonyms
Translations (23)
bg градация (the act of gradating or arranging in grades) · ro gradare (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression) · ro gradație (a calibration marking) · pl gradacja (the act of gradating or arranging in grades) · bg градация (a passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another) · fi mittaviiva (a calibration marking) · pt gradação (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression) · bg градуировка (a calibration marking) · ru после́довательность (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression) · ar تَدَرُّج (a passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another) · ar تَدْرِيج (the act of gradating or arranging in grades) · ro gradare (the act of gradating or arranging in grades) · ru перехо́д (a passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another) · ar تَدَرُّج (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression) · fi porrastus (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression) · fi liukuväri (a passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another) · fi porrastaminen (the act of gradating or arranging in grades) · bg степенуване (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression) · pl gradacja (a passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another) · sk gradácia (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression) · de Abstufung (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression) · la gradatio (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression) · bg градация (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression)