gradation

gradation has 9 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 9.

Definitions

• 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.
• n.. The act or process of bringing to a certain grade.
• n.. Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
• n.. A gradual passing from one tint to another or from a darker to a lighter shade, as in painting or drawing.
• n.. A diatonic ascending or descending succession of chords.
• v. t.. To form with gradations.
• n.. the act of arranging in grades
• n.. a degree of ablaut
• n.. relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"