Associations to the word «Graduation»

Pictures for the word «Graduation»

Wiktionary

GRADUATION, noun. The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
GRADUATION, noun. A commencement ceremony.
GRADUATION, noun. (sciences) A marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement.
GRADUATION, noun. The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
GRADUATION MARK, noun. (chemistry) A thin ring etched into the neck of a volumetric flask to mark its measured capacity

Dictionary definition

GRADUATION, noun. The successful completion of a program of study.
GRADUATION, noun. An academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred.
GRADUATION, noun. A line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement; "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch".
GRADUATION, noun. The act of arranging in grades.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats