one of the steps in a series showing how one thing slowly becomes something else, for example how something becomes more or less heavy, serious, or bright
subtlegradations of colour
Synonyms and related words
Individual stages of events and processes
episode
gradation
in/during the heat of something
2
a mark on something used for measuring, for example one of the marks showing the temperature on a thermometer
Synonyms and related words
Describing or relating to units of measurement
absolute
calibration
exa-
gradation
noun countable
US /ɡrəˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/
Word Forms
singular
gradation
plural
gradations
DEFINITIONS2
1
one of the steps in a series showing how one thing slowly becomes something else, for example how something becomes more or less heavy, serious, or bright
subtlegradations of color
Synonyms and related words
Individual stages of events and processes
episode
gradation
in/during the heat of something
2
a mark on something used for measuring, for example one of the marks showing the temperature on a thermometer