gradation
/ɡreɪˈdeɪʃən/
noun
- A gradual change from one level, color, or state to another, often in a series of small steps.
- The artist used a fine gradation of shading to make the drawing look realistic.
- There is a gradation in difficulty among the exercises in this book.
- The sunset showed a beautiful gradation of colors from orange to purple.
- A level or stage in a series of changes or degrees.
- Each gradation of the test measures a different skill.
- In music, a gradation in volume is called a crescendo or decrescendo.
- The soil types form a gradation from sand to clay.
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