A decade ago, the British department-store chain John Lewis built itself a long warehouse, painted in gradations of sky blue.
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Gradation
//ɡɹəˈdeɪʃən//
Synonyms for "gradation" (106 found)
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Closest matches (22)
Strong matches (31)
Related words (53)
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12 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- градация noun (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression)
- градация noun (a passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another)
- градация noun (the act of gradating or arranging in grades)
- градуировка noun (a calibration marking)
Finnish
4 entries- liukuväri noun (a passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another)
- mittaviiva noun (a calibration marking)
- porrastaminen noun (the act of gradating or arranging in grades)
- porrastus noun (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression)
German
1 entries- Abstufung noun (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression)
Latin
1 entries- gradatio noun (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression)
Polish
2 entries- gradacja noun (a passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another)
- gradacja noun (the act of gradating or arranging in grades)
Portuguese
1 entries- gradação noun (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression)
Romanian
3 entries- gradare noun (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression)
- gradare noun (the act of gradating or arranging in grades)
- gradație noun (a calibration marking)
Russian
2 entries- перехо́д noun (a passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another)
- после́довательность noun (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression)
Slovak
1 entries- gradácia noun (a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression)
Sample sentences
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the several gradations of the intelligent universe
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Two distinct types of lupus erythematosus are recognized: [1] chronic or discoid, which is essentially a skin lesion, and [2] severe systemic, designated as acute. Between the two types are many gradations to which the term subacute has been applied.
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