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Meaning of 'graduation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Graduation [ n.]
- The act of graduating, or the state of being graduated; as, graduation of a scale; graduation at a college; graduation in color; graduation by evaporation; the graduation of a bird's tail, etc.
- The marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees or quantity; a scale.
- The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.

Meaning of 'graduation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . graduation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement
Example in sentence:
  • the ruler had 16 graduations per inch

Nearby Words:

graafian graal graaper grab grabbed grabber grabbing grabble grabbled grabbling

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