gradation

n.

1. 1. A series of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
   2. A degree or stage in such a progression.
2. A passing by barely perceptible degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another. See synonyms at nuance.
3. The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
4. Linguistics. See ablaut.

[Latin gradātiō, gradātiōn-, from gradus, step. See grade.]

gradational gra·da'tion·al adj.
gradationally gra·da'tion·al·ly adv.

noun

1. The degree of vividness of a color, as when modified by the addition of black or white pigment: hue, shade, tinge, tint. See colors/colorless.
2. A slight variation between nearly identical entities: nuance, shade. See big/small/amount.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: relative position in a graded series
  Synonym: step

Meaning #2: a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)
  Synonym: ablaut

Meaning #3: the act of arranging in grades
  Synonym: graduation

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gradvis overgang, nuancering, afskygning, trindeling

Nederlands (Dutch)
gradatie, nuancering, ablaut

Français (French)
n. - (Art) gradations de couleurs, échelon, (Mes) graduation (sur une échelle)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abstufung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διαβάθμιση, (δια)κλιμάκωση

Italiano (Italian)
gradazione, sfumatura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - gradação (f)

Русский (Russian)
градация

Español (Spanish)
n. - gradación, escalonamiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gradering, skala, gradvis övergång, avljud (språkv.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
逐渐的变化, 阶段, 程度, 阶段性变化, 层次

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 逐漸的變化, 階段, 程度, 階段性變化, 層次

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 점차적 변화, 농담법, 등급 매김, 모음 전화

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 順序立て, 順序, 等級, 段階, 漸次移行, ぼかし, 濃淡法, 母音転換

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تدرج, تعاقب, تتابع, تسلسل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שלב, מעבר בשלבים, שינוי הדרגתי, הדרגתיות, דירוג‬

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