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noun
1.
any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
2.
a stage, degree, or grade in such a series.
3.
the passing of one tint or shade of color to another, or one surface to another, by very small degrees, as in painting or sculpture.
4.
the act of grading.
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COLLAPSEGeology. the leveling of a land surface, resulting from the concerted action of erosion and deposition.
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Word Origin & History
gradation
1538, from L. gradationem (nom. gradatio) "ascent by steps, climax," from gradus "step, degree" (see grade).
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