| NOUN | state | gradation, step | relative position in a graded series |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | gradation, grade | a degree of ablaut | |
| act | gradation, graduation | the act of arranging in grades |
| Sounds | greydey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | relative position in a graded series. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "subtle gradations in color" | |
| Synonym | step | |
| Narrower | cut | A step on some scale |
| Broader | rank | relative status |
| Spanish | gradación | |
| Catalan | gradació | |
| Adjectives | gradational | taking place by degrees |
| Verbs | gradate | arrange according to grades |
| grade | determine the grade of or assign a grade to | |
| grade | assign a rank or rating to | |
| Meaning | A degree of ablaut. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | grade | |
| Broader | ablaut | A vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing / sing / sing / sing / sing sang / sang / sang / sang / sang sung / sung / sung / sung / sung song) |
| Meaning | The act of arranging in grades. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | graduation | |
| Narrower | shading, blending | A gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades |
| Broader | quantification | The act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something |
| Spanish | gradación, graduación | |
| Catalan | gradació, graduació | |
| Adjectives | gradational | taking place by degrees |
| Verbs | gradate | arrange according to grades |
| grade | determine the grade of or assign a grade to | |
| grade | assign a rank or rating to | |
| grade | assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation | |
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