Thesaurus: gradation

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1. n. The act of progressing by regular steps or orderly arrangement; the state of being graded or arranged in ranks; as, the gradation of castes.
2. n. The act or process of bringing to a certain grade.
3. n. Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
4. n. A gradual passing from one tint to another or from a darker to a lighter shade, as in painting or drawing.
5. n. A diatonic ascending or descending succession of chords.
6. v. t. To form with gradations.
7. n. relative position in a graded series
8. n. a degree of ablaut
9. n. the act of arranging in grades
10. 1. The act of progressing by regular steps or orderly arrangement; the state of being graded or arranged in ranks; as, the gradation of castes. 2. The act or process of bringing to a certain grade. 3. Any degree or relative position in an order or series. The several gradations of the intelligent universe. I. Taylor. 4. (Fine Arts) A gradual passing from one tint to another or from a darker to a lighter shade, as in painting or drawing. 6. (Mus.) A diatonic ascending or descending succession of chords. To form with gradations. [R.]
11. A gradual passing from one tint to another or from a darker toa lighter shade, as in painting or drawing.
12. n:100 n. relative position in a graded series n. the act of arranging in grades