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 Definitions of gradation  [ɪˈdeɪ ʃən]  

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Definition of 'gradation' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) gradation
a process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or gradually.

2.  gradation
a stage, degree, or grade in such a series.

3.  gradation
the passing of one tint or shade of color to another, or one surface to another, by very small degrees.

4.  gradation
the act of grading.

5.  gradation
the leveling of a land surface, resulting from the concerted action of erosion and deposition.

Etymology:  (1530–40; < L gradātiō series of steps. See grade , -ation)

Definition of 'gradation' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) gradation, step
relative position in a graded series
"always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"

2. (noun) grade, gradation
a degree of ablaut

3. (noun) gradation, graduation
the act of arranging in grades


Definition of 'gradation' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) gradation
the act of progressing by regular steps or orderly arrangement; the state of being graded or arranged in ranks; as, the gradation of castes

2. (noun) gradation
the act or process of bringing to a certain grade

3. (noun) gradation
any degree or relative position in an order or series

4. (noun) gradation
a gradual passing from one tint to another or from a darker to a lighter shade, as in painting or drawing

5. (noun) gradation
a diatonic ascending or descending succession of chords

6. (verb) gradation
to form with gradations


Translation of 'gradation' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (one stage or degree in) a series of gradual and successive stages
There are various gradations of colour between red and purple.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: skakering Arabic flag Arabic: تَدَرُّج Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: постепенно преминаване
Brazilian flag Brazilian: gradação Czech flag Czech: stupeň, odstín German flag German: die Abstufung
Danish flag Danish: farveovergang Greek flag Greek: διαβάθμιση Spanish flag Spanish: gradación
Estonian flag Estonian: aste Farsi flag Farsi: درجه بندی Finnish flag Finnish: vivahde
French flag French: gradation Hebrew flag Hebrew: דֵרוּג @@@דֵירוּג$$$ Hindi flag Hindi: सोपान
Croatian flag Croatian: postupan prijelaz, gradac Hungarian flag Hungarian: fokozat Indonesian flag Indonesian: tingkat, gradasi
Icelandic flag Icelandic: stigbreyting Italian flag Italian: gradazione Japanese flag Japanese: 段階
Korean flag Korean: 명암의 변화 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: gradacija, pereinamoji st Latvian flag Latvian: gradācija; pakāpeniska pā
Malay flag Malay: peringkatan Dutch flag Dutch: geleidelijke overgang; st Norwegian flag Norwegian: overgangsstadium, sjatter
Polish flag Polish: stopniowanie Persian flag Persian: درجه بندی Pashto flag Pashto: درجه، تدريج، دمراتبو سلسل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: gradação Romanian flag Romanian: gradaţie Russian flag Russian: градация
Slovak flag Slovak: stupňovanie, postupnosť, Slovenian flag Slovenian: stopnja Serbian flag Serbian: gradacija
Swedish flag Swedish: gradering Thai flag Thai: การเปลี่ยนแปลงช้า ๆ Turkish flag Turkish: ton, renk farkı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 漸層 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: ступінь Urdu flag Urdu: کسی سلسلے کا کوئی درجہ یا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự chuyển cấp Chinese flag Chinese: 层次

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