Definitions
1.nounA sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
2.nounA passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another.
3.nounThe act of gradating or arranging in grades.
4.nounAny degree or relative position in an order or series.
5.nounA calibration marking.
6.nounA gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
7.nounA diatonic succession of chords.
8.nounApophony.
9.verbTo form with gradations.