different between pinning vs graduation

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?n??/
• Homophone: penning (pin–pen merger)

Verb

pinning

1. present participle of pin

Noun

pinning (countable and uncountable, plural pinnings)

1. The action of the verb pin in any sense.
2. A ceremony in which a pin badge is given.
   • 2003, James A. Schnell, Case Studies in Culture and Communication: A Group Perspective

     There were a variety of informal traditional activities that occurred in recognition of events such as birthdays, pinnings (when a member gave his fraternity pin to his girlfriend to acknowledge preengagement), and engagements.

3. (physics) The establishment of the definite quantum state of a particle, or of the occupation number of a system of particles

Derived terms

• quasipinning

English

Etymology

graduate +? -ation

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???æd?u?e???n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???ædju?e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

graduation (countable and uncountable, plural graduations)

1. The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).

2. A commencement ceremony.
3. (sciences) A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement, usually one of many such markings that are each separated by a constant interval.

   Synonym: scale

4. The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.

Synonyms

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Translations

References

Anagrams

• argonautid

French

Noun

graduation f (plural graduations)

1. graduation sense #3 (A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement, usually one of many such markings that are each separated by a constant interval)
2. The process of creating such markings.
3. Encoding of a sound or image producing a digital signal of which one may use a greater or lesser part corresponding to better or worse quality.