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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gra•da•tion /greɪˈdeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a process or change taking place through a series of stages or degrees;
a stage or degree in such a series:gradations of colors on the computer screen.
See -grad-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gra•da•tion (grā dā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- a stage, degree, or grade in such a series.
- the passing of one tint or shade of color to another, or one surface to another, by very small degrees, as in painting or sculpture.
- the act of grading.
- ablaut.
- Geologythe leveling of a land surface, resulting from the concerted action of erosion and deposition.
- Latin gradātiōn- (stem of gradātiō). See grade, -ation
- 1530–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gradation /ɡrəˈdeɪʃən/ n - a series of systematic stages; gradual progression
- (often plural) a stage or degree in such a series or progression
- the act or process of arranging or forming in stages, grades, etc, or of progressing evenly
- (in painting, drawing, or sculpture) transition from one colour, tone, or surface to another through a series of very slight changes
- any change in the quality or length of a vowel within a word indicating certain distinctions, such as inflectional or tense differentiations
See ablaut
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