GRADATION


Meaning of GRADATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ grā-ˈdā-shən, grə- ]

noun

Date: 1549

1.

a. : a series forming successive stages

b. : a step or place in an ordered scale

2. : an advance by regular degrees

3. : a gradual passing from one tint or shade to another

4. : the act or process of grading

5. : ablaut

• gra·da·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

• gra·da·tion·al·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.