gradationnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ɡrəˈdeɪ.ʃən/us/ɡreɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/gradation noun [ C or U ] (CHANGE)
a gradual change, or a stage in the process of change:
The gradation in/of tempo in this piece of music is very subtle.
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Change and changes
- a change is as good as a rest idiom
- adjustment
- alteration
- blip
- changeover
- drift
- ebb
- fluctuate
- metamorphosis
- modulate
- paradigm shift
- perversion
- punctuated equilibrium
- sea change
- shake-up
- speciation
- step change
- tide
- twist
- vicissitudes
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gradation noun [ C or U ] (MARK)
(one of) a set of marks showing units of measurement on a jug, tube, or instrument:
the gradations on a ruler
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Measuring, weighing, & counting devices
- calculator
- calipers
- detector
- dipstick
- hydrograph
- instrument
- light meter
- manometer
- meter
- micrometer
- potometer
- rangefinder
- ruler
- scope
- sensor
- spirit level
- tape measure
- theodolite
- voltmeter
- weighbridge
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