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Webster 1913 Edition
Graduation
Grad′u-a′tion
,Noun.
[LL. graduatio promotion to a degree: cf. F. graduation division into degrees.]
1.
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.2.
The marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees or quantity; a scale.
3.
The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
Webster 1828 Edition
Graduation
GRADUA'TION
,Noun.
1.
Improvement; exaltation of qualities.2.
The act of conferring or receiving academical degrees.3.
The act of marking with degrees.4.
The process of bringing a liquid to a certain consistence by evaporation.Definition 2024
graduation
graduation
English
Noun
graduation (plural graduations)
- The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
- A commencement ceremony.
- (sciences) A marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement.
- The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
Synonyms
- (marking): scale
Translations
the action or process of graduating
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a commencement ceremony
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a marking (i.e. on a container) indicating a measurement
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the exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air