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Graduation vs Gradation - What's the difference?

graduation | gradation |

As nouns the difference between graduation and gradation

is that graduation is the action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution) while gradation is a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.

As a verb gradation is

to form with gradations.

graduation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
  • A commencement ceremony.
  • (sciences) A marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement.
  • The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.

    • Synonyms

    * (marking) scale

    gradation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
  • A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another. See Synonyms at nuance.
  • The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
  • Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
  • * I. Taylor
    • the several gradations of the intelligent universe
  • (countable) A calibration marking.
  • (music) A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
  • (phonetics) Apophony.

    • See also

    * graduation

    References

    * DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0130493465.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form with gradations.

    • Anagrams

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