gradation
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gra·da·tion /ɡrəˈdeɪʃən/ noun [countable] formalCHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENT a small change or difference between points on a scale 〔不同标度之间的〕渐变，层次，级次 There are many gradations of colour between light and dark blue. 浅蓝和深蓝之间有许多颜色层次。
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gradation• The film can display over 4000 gradations of color.• The construction of a gradation scheme is clearly no simple task.• With sandgrouse it lies in a delicate gradation of one muted tone into another.• Everyone inside knows or speculates endlessly on the politics of power implicit in the most minute gradations of change.• National horticultural markets have wide variations in price, seasonal effects, methods of selling and quality gradations.• The class hierarchy is alive and well in the gradations through the 250 different decorations which the Crown awards.• Sometimes the gradation is clear, and sometimes less so, but order nested within order is all around.gra·da·tion nounChineseSyllable
difference on or change a a small points between Corpus
gradation
gra‧da‧tion /ɡrəˈdeɪʃən/
noun [countable]
formal a small change or difference between points on a scale:
There are many gradations of colour between light and dark blue.
gra‧da‧tion /ɡrəˈdeɪʃən/
noun [countable]formal a small change or difference between points on a scale: