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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Gradation \Gra*da"tion\, n., [L. gradatio: cf. F. gradation. See
     Grade.]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The act or process of bringing to a certain grade.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The several gradations of the intelligent universe.
                                                    --I. Taylor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Fine Arts) A gradual passing from one tint to another or
        from a darker to a lighter shade, as in painting or
        drawing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Mus.) A diatonic ascending or descending succession of
        chords.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Gradation \Gra*da"tion\, v. t.
     To form with gradations. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Gradation \Gra*da"tion\, n., [L. gradatio: cf. F. gradation. See
     Grade.]
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Gradation \Gra*da"tion\, v. t.
     To form with gradations. [R.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  gradation
       n 1: relative position in a graded series; "always a step
            behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step
            with the fashions" [syn: step]
       2: a degree of ablaut [syn: grade]
       3: the act of arranging in grades [syn: graduation]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  gradation
     n.
     1 A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
     2 A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to
  another.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To form with gradations.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  gradation
     n.
     1 A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
     2 A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to
  another.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To form with gradations.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  gradation
     n.
     1 A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
     2 A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to
  another.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To form with gradations.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  gradation
     n.
     1 A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
     2 A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to
  another.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To form with gradations.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Gradation
     Tyska n.
     gradering

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Gradation /ɡɾˌɑdatsjˈoːn/ 
  gradation 

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Gradation /ɡɹeɪdˈeɪʃən/
  التدريج

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  gradation //ɡɹəˈdeɪʃən// //ˌɡɹeɪˈdeɪʃən// 
  1. градуировка
  a calibration marking
  2. градация 2.
  a passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another
   3.
  the act of gradating or arranging in grades
  3. градация, степенуване
  a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  gradation /ɡɹeɪdˈeɪʃən/ 
  odstupňování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  gradation /ɡɹeɪdˈeɪʃən/ 
  gradace

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  gradation /ɡɹeɪdˈeɪʃən/
  Abstufung , Nuancierung  [geh.]
        "need finer gradations in sth."  - feinere Abstufungen bei etw. benötigen

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  gradation /ɡɹeɪdˈeɪʃən/
  Gradation 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  gradation /ɡɹeɪdˈeɪʃən/
  Kornverteilung 
     Synonym: grain-size distribution
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  gradation /ɡɹeɪdˈeɪʃən/
  Übergang 
        "gradation in/of colour/color"  - Farbübergang

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  gradation //ɡɹəˈdeɪʃən// //ˌɡɹeɪˈdeɪʃən// 
  1. mittaviiva
  a calibration marking
  2. liukuväri
  a passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another
  3. porrastus
  a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression
  4. porrastaminen
  the act of gradating or arranging in grades

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  gradation /ɡɹeɪdˈeɪʃən/
  gradacija, postepenost, stupnjevanje

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  gradation /grəˈdeɪʃən/ 
    gradacja

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  gradation /ɡɹeɪdˈeɪʃən/ 
  gradação

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  gradation /ɡɹeɪdˈeɪʃən/
  1. derece derece çıkma veya inme
  2. sıralama
  3. derece, merhale
  4. (güz.) (san.) bir tondan diğer bir tona tedricen geçme
  5. (müz.) perde değiştirme
  6. ((dilb.) sesli harfi tedricen değiştirme. gradational  derece derece, tedrici.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  gradation /ɡʁadasjˈɔ̃/
  kreskadur (kreskadurioù /kʁɛskadyʁjˈu/), pazennadur (pazennadurioù /pazɛnadyʁjˈu/), pazennañ

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  gradation /ɡʁa.da.sjɔ̃/ 
  Abstufung

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  gradation /ɡʁa.da.sjɔ̃/ 
  gradazione

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  gradation /ɡʁa.da.sjɔ̃/ 
  stopniowanie

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  gradation /ɡʁa.da.sjɔ̃/ 
  gradación

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɡɹeɪˈdeɪʃən/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  97 Moby Thesaurus words for "gradation":
     Indian file, ablaut, acoustic phonetics, array, articulation,
     articulatory phonetics, assortment, bank, betacism, buzz,
     categorization, catena, catenation, chain, chain reaction,
     chaining, change, concatenation, connection, consecution,
     continuity, continuum, course, culling, cycle, degree, descent,
     difference, distinction, divergence, drone, endless belt,
     endless round, file, filiation, gamut, grading, graduation,
     grouping, hierarchy, hum, line, lineage, modification, monotone,
     morphophonemics, mutation, nexus, nuance, orthoepy, pendulum,
     periodicity, phonetics, phonology, place, placement, plenum,
     powder train, progression, queue, range, rank, ranking, recurrence,
     reticulation, rhotacism, rotation, round, routine, row, run, scale,
     screening, selection, sequence, serial order, series, shade,
     shading, sifting, single file, sorting, sorting out, sound shift,
     spectrum, string, subordination, succession, swath, taxonomy,
     thread, tier, train, triage, umlaut, variation, windrow
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 分等级,阶级,顺序;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 分等级,阶级,顺序

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