gradation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of arranging in grades (noun.act)

hypernym	:	quantification,
definition	:	the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	blending, shading,
definition	:	a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades (noun.act)

2. a degree of ablaut (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	ablaut,
definition	:	a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song) (noun.communication)

3. relative position in a graded series (noun.state)

hypernym	:	rank,
definition	:	relative status (noun.state)

hyponym	:	cut,
definition	:	a step on some scale (noun.state)

4. the act of arranging in grades (noun.act)

derivation	:	grade,
definition	:	determine the grade of or assign a grade to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	grade, mark, score,
definition	:	assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	grade, order, place, range, rank, rate,
definition	:	assign a rank or rating to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	gradate,
definition	:	arrange according to grades (verb.contact)

derivation	:	gradational, gradatory, graduated,
definition	:	taking place by degrees (adj.all)

5. relative position in a graded series (noun.state)

derivation	:	grade,
definition	:	determine the grade of or assign a grade to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	grade, order, place, range, rank, rate,
definition	:	assign a rank or rating to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	gradate,
definition	:	arrange according to grades (verb.contact)

derivation	:	gradational, gradatory, graduated,
definition	:	taking place by degrees (adj.all)

6. the act of arranging in grades (noun.act)

derivation	:	grade,
definition	:	determine the grade of or assign a grade to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	grade, mark, score,
definition	:	assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	grade, order, place, range, rank, rate,
definition	:	assign a rank or rating to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	gradate,
definition	:	arrange according to grades (verb.contact)

derivation	:	gradational, gradatory, graduated,
definition	:	taking place by degrees (adj.all)

7. relative position in a graded series (noun.state)

derivation	:	grade,
definition	:	determine the grade of or assign a grade to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	grade, order, place, range, rank, rate,
definition	:	assign a rank or rating to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	gradate,
definition	:	arrange according to grades (verb.contact)

derivation	:	gradational, gradatory, graduated,
definition	:	taking place by degrees (adj.all)