different between gradation vs gradate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French gradation.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????de???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /????de???n/, /???e??de???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

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.

   Synonym: nuance
3. The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
4. Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
   • 1832, Isaac Taylor, Saturday Evening

     the several gradations of the intelligent universe

5. (countable) A calibration marking.
6. (music) A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
7. (music) A diatonic succession of chords.
8. (phonetics) Apophony.

Translations

Verb

gradation (third-person singular simple present gradations, present participle gradationing, simple past and past participle gradationed)

1. (transitive) To form with gradations.

See also

• graduation

References

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

Anagrams

• adorating, indagator, tanagroid

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin grad?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a.da.sj??/

Noun

gradation f (plural gradations)

1. gradation

Usage notes

Not to be confused with graduation.

References

• “gradation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

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Verb

gradate (third-person singular simple present gradates, present participle gradating, simple past and past participle gradated)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To change imperceptibly from one gradation of tone etc. to another.
2. (transitive) To arrange in order of grades.
3. (transitive, chemistry) To bring to a certain strength or grade of concentration.

   to gradate a saline solution

Anagrams

• at grade, at-grade