Associations to the word «Gradation»
Noun
- Form
- Depth
- Multitude
- Yellow
- European
- Advancement
- Distance
- Apparatus
- Punishment
- Beauty
- Status
- Revelation
- Notion
- Passing
- Composition
- Fusion
- Produce
- Imagination
- Size
- Perhaps
- Glory
- Photography
- Pradesh
- Ending
- Vector
- Photograph
- Category
- Leap
- Significance
- Knowledge
- Language
- Stability
- Buddhism
- Technique
- Paint
- Expression
- Wash
- Progress
- Variety
- Darkness
- Animal
- Scheme
- Structure
- Type
- Exhibit
- Sense
- Innovation
Adjective
Wiktionary
GRADATION, noun. A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
GRADATION, noun. A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another. See Synonyms at nuance.
GRADATION, noun. The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
GRADATION, noun. Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
GRADATION, noun. (countable) A calibration marking.
GRADATION, noun. (music) A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
GRADATION, noun. (phonetics) Apophony.
GRADATION, verb. (transitive) To form with gradations.
Dictionary definition
GRADATION, noun. Relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions".
GRADATION, noun. A degree of ablaut.
GRADATION, noun. The act of arranging in grades.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.