gradations

Noun

gradation (countable and uncountable, plural gradations)

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.
   • A decade ago, the British department-store chain John Lewis built itself a long warehouse, painted in gradations of sky blue.2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms:

   nuance

3. The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
4. Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
   • the several gradations of the intelligent universe1832, [Isaac Taylor], Saturday Evening. […], London: Holdsworth and Ball, →OCLC
5. (countable) A calibration marking.
6. A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.

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