Gradation is an English word with synonyms like step or rank. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Gradation meaning
- A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
- A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another.
- The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
Synonyms of Gradation
Using Gradation
- The main meaning on this page is: A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression. | A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another. | The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
- Useful related words include: step, rank, grade, ablaut.
- In the example corpus, gradation often appears in combinations such as: gradation of, consonant gradation, gradation and.
Context around Gradation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gradation
- In this selection, "gradation" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, consonant, salary, amazing, based, training and purple stand out and add context to how "gradation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a gradation of shield and a salary gradation based on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gradation" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gradation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The stem may change, however, with consonant gradation and other reasons. (11 words)
Consonant gradation and assimilation of the 't' in -ta may be applied. (12 words)
In other words, there was a gradation of physical forms, or a spectrum. (13 words)
Stems ending -ts followed by a link vowel in the present or imperfect drop the s from the stem before adding the infinitive -a or -a marker Some verbs have so called "alternating stems" or multiple stems with weak-strong consonant gradation between them. (44 words)
A gradation of shield colour was found, junior regiments having largely dark shields the more senior ones having shields with more light colouring; Shaka's personal regiment Fasimba (The Haze) having white shields with only a small patch of darker colour. (41 words)
In a home video supplemental feature, Sabaduquia described Aarons's makeup design as being paler and employing a "gradation of grays" in contrast to how Aarons appeared at the beginning of each day's lengthy makeup application. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
And then there should be a salary gradation based on years of service and also on qualification.
In a home video supplemental feature, Sabaduquia described Aarons's makeup design as being paler and employing a "gradation of grays" in contrast to how Aarons appeared at the beginning of each day's lengthy makeup application.
Ms Myers` average grade for her Master`s is B. Mr. Persaud`s is D. Those are not gradation of ethnicity; they are comparative academic performances.
The scheme envisages continuous Skill Up-gradation training in Handicrafts Sector in order to ensure regular and sustainable self-employment for the younger generations and attract more & more persons to the sector.
In this report, all the information is given related to the product like product innovation, technology up-gradation, and product launch, etc.
This is complemented with a beautiful gradient finish which is available in an amazing gradation purple colour.
He said that the new airport will give a direction to other airports in the country in up-gradation to provide quality services to passengers.
A gradation of shield colour was found, junior regiments having largely dark shields the more senior ones having shields with more light colouring; Shaka's personal regiment Fasimba (The Haze) having white shields with only a small patch of darker colour.
As printing was done by hand, printers were able to achieve effects impractical with machines, such as the blending or gradation of colours on the printing block.
Broken hatching, or lines with intermittent breaks, form lighter tones—and controlling the density of the breaks achieves a gradation of tone.
Consonant gradation and assimilation of the 't' in -ta may be applied.
In other words, there was a gradation of physical forms, or a spectrum.
In the Finnish language, both the root of the surname and the first name can be modified by consonant gradation regularly when inflected to a case.
In the first three pairs of vowels, Bomhard is attempting to specify the subphonemic variation involved, inasmuch as that variation led to some of the vowel gradation ( ablaut ) and vowel harmony patterning found in various daughter languages.
Karl Marx in his Communist Manifesto also criticized the guild system for its rigid gradation of social rank and the relation of oppressor/oppressed entailed by this system.
Psychology will be based on a new foundation, that of the necessary acquirement of each mental power and capacity by gradation.
Stems ending -ts followed by a link vowel in the present or imperfect drop the s from the stem before adding the infinitive -a or -a marker Some verbs have so called "alternating stems" or multiple stems with weak-strong consonant gradation between them.
The signs also represent a mood and a gradation of how this part of melody is to be sung (tempo, strength, devotion, meekness, etc.) Every sign has its own name and also features as a spiritual symbol.
The stem may change, however, with consonant gradation and other reasons.
The use of an aggregate with an undesirable gradation can result in a very harsh mix design with a very low slump, which cannot readily be made more workable by addition of reasonable amounts of water.
Common combinations with gradation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- gradation of 8×
- consonant gradation 4×
- gradation and 3×