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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
gra•da′tion•al, adj. gra•da′tion•al•ly, adv. |