gradation

Day 23Level 2

gray-DAY-shuhn

classification

any of the small levels which something is divided into; the process of result of something changing gradually

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

progression, variation, calibration

Antonyms:

degradation

Example Sentence:

He captures not only the gradations of light reflections buy incredibly detailed images of the soft tree branches that line the river.

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