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gra|da|tion
gra|da|tion «gray DAY shuhn», noun.
1. a) a change by steps or stages; gradual change: »

Our acts show gradation between right and wrong. She sometimes contemplated a little sorrowfully the gradation from her former simplicity to her present sophistication.

 b) the fact or condition of including or being arranged in a series of degrees: »

a variety of forms exhibiting gradation.

2. Often, gradations. one of the steps, stages, or degrees in a series: »

There are many gradations between poverty and wealth. The rainbow shows gradations of color besides the six main colors.

3. the act or process of grading.
4. = ablaut. (Cf. ↑ablaut)
5. Geology. the process by which the surface of the earth is leveled off, or the bed of a stream is brought to equilibrium, through the action of wind, ice, water, etc.
6. Obsolete. an advancing, step by step; gradual progress.
╂[< Latin gradātiō, -ōnis < gradus, -ūs step, degree; see etym. under grade (Cf. ↑grade)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • gra·da·tion — /greıˈdeıʃən/ noun, pl tions [count] : a small difference between two points or parts that can be seen in something that changes gradually often + of subtle gradations of color/meaning …   Useful english dictionary

  • ag|gra|da|tion|al — «AG ruh DAY shuh nuhl», adjective. Geology. of or having to do with the process of aggradation …   Useful english dictionary

  • ag|gra|da|tion — «AG ruh DAY shuhn», noun. Geology. the filling up of a bay, valley, or the like with silt or other debris from a stream, river, or sea, thus raising its level …   Useful english dictionary

  • ag|gra|va|tion — «AG ruh VAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of making worse or more severe. 2. the condition of being made worse or more severe. 3. something that aggravates, such as a circumstance that adds to the unpleasantness of anything or intensifies an evil. 4.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|ter|gra|da|tion — «IHN tuhr gray DAY shuhn», noun. the process of intergrading …   Useful english dictionary

  • ret|ro|gra|da|tion — «REHT ruh gray DAY shuhn», noun. 1. a backward movement; retreat; decline; deterioration. 2. Astronomy. an apparent backward motion of a planet or asteroid from east to west …   Useful english dictionary

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  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

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