Gradation, n. Regular progress (step by step), regular progression, succession, successive degrees.
Grade, n.
- 1. Rank, degree, step, stage.
- 2. Gradient, rate of ascent or of descent (as on a railroad).
Gradient, n. Grade, rate of ascent or of descent.
Gradual, a.
- 1. Regular (step by step), progressive.
- 2. Slow, approximative, by degrees.
Gradually, ad.
- 1. Regularly, in due succession, progressively.
- 2. By degrees, step by step, little by little, by little and little, a little at a time, slowly, by slow degrees.
Graduate, v. a.
- 1. Mark with degrees, divide into regular intervals.
- 2. Adjust, adapt, proportion, regulate.
- 3. Confer a degree upon, honor with a degree, invest with a degree.
Graduate, v. n. Take a degree, receive a diploma.
Graduate, n. Laureate, recipient or bearer of a degree, alumnus or alumna.
Gradus, n. Dictionary of prosody, prosodial dictionary.