Definitions for gradual
ˈgrædʒ u əlgrad·u·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. gradualadjective

   (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass

2. gradualadjective

   proceeding in small stages

   "a gradual increase in prices"

3. gradualadjective

   (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt

   "a gradual slope"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. gradualnoun

   An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.

2. gradualnoun

   A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.

3. gradualadjective

   Proceeding by steps or small degrees; advancing step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline.

4. Etymology: From gradualis, from gradus, from gʰradʰ-. Cognate with
   0332
   0342
   0339
   0338
   0343, Gritt.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GRADUALadjective

   Proceeding by degrees; advancing step by step; from one stage to another.

   Etymology: graduel, French.

   Nobler birth
   Of creatures animate with gradual life,
   Of growth, sense, reason, all summ’d up in man. John Milton.

   Men still suppose a gradual natural progress of things; as that, from great, things and persons should grow greater, ’till at length, by many steps and ascents, they come to be at greatest. South.

2. Gradualnoun

   An order of steps.

   Etymology: gradus, Latin.

   Before the gradual prostrate they ador’d,
   The pavement kiss’d, and thus the saint implor’d. Dryden.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gradualnoun

   proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline

2. Gradualnoun

   an antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps

3. Gradualnoun

   a service book containing the musical portions of the Mass

4. Gradualnoun

   a series of steps

5. Etymology: [LL. graduale a gradual (in sense 1), fr. L. gradus step: cf. F. graduel. See Grade, and cf. Grail a gradual.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gradual

   The Gradual is a chant or hymn in the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist for many Christian denominations. In the Tridentine Mass it was and is sung after the reading or chanting of the Epistle and before the Alleluia, or, during penitential seasons, before the Tract. In the Mass of Paul VI the gradual corresponds to the Responsorial Psalm. There is the option to replace this psalm with the gradual, but its use is extremely rare. It is part of the Proper of the Mass. Gradual can also refer to a book collecting all the musical items of the Mass. The official such book for the Roman Rite is the Roman Gradual. Other such books include the Dominican Gradual.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'gradual' in Adjectives Frequency: #994

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gradual in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gradual in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of gradual in a Sentence

1. Anthony Fauci:

   It's not going to be turning a switch off and turning the switch on, it's going to be gradual and I think it's going to take several months before we get to the point where we can really feel something that approximates how it was normally before Covid-19.

2. Engine No. 1:

   This is the same company that for years has refused to take even gradual material steps towards being better positioned for the long-term in a decarbonizing world.

3. Longfellow:

   How absolute and omnipotent is the silence of the night! And yet the stillness seems almost audible. From all the measureless depths of air around us comes a half sound, a half whisper, as if we could hear the crumbling and falling away of the earth and all created things in the great miracle of nature?decay and reproduction?ever beginning, never ending?the gradual lapse and running of the sand in the great hour-glass of Time.

4. Kevin Gibson:

   Argentines are extremely flexible salary wise and have a very good reputation in the region, it's been gradual as different people have different pain points and family commitments but this most recent news will definitely bring a huge spike.

5. John Koenig:

   Your life is a highlight reel: a gradual search for a handful of memories.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gradual
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gradual
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gradual
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gradual
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=gradual