Gradual vs Imperceptible - What's the difference?
gradual | imperceptible |
Proceeding by steps or small degrees; advancing step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow.
* Milton
(Roman Catholic Church) An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
(Roman Catholic Church) A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.
Not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed.
As adjectives the difference between gradual and imperceptible
is that gradual is proceeding by steps or small degrees; advancing step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow while imperceptible is not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed.As a noun gradual
is (roman catholic church) an antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.gradual
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Alternative forms
* graduall (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- a gradual''' increase of knowledge; a '''gradual decline
- Creatures animate with gradual life / Of growth, sense, reason, all summed up in man.
Synonyms
* (l)Antonyms
* sudden * abruptDerived terms
* graduallySee also
* (l)Noun
(en noun)imperceptible
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Adjective
(en adjective)- We all missed the imperceptible shake of his head as he tried to warn us without being seen.