Gradatory: alternatives and connections

A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank a…

A step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or completing a task

glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm; produces gradual loss of peripheral vision; "open-angle glaucoma is the most comm…

A gradual sinking and wasting away of the physical faculties; any wasting disease, esp. pulmonary consumption; as, to die of a decline.

A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.

the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land; "the…

The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or me…

Of, or performed in, the fastest time or step in marching, next to the run; as, a double-quick step or march.

To lead along step by step; to entice.

(ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by a…

A general name for the history of the steps by which any living organism has acquired the morphological and physiological characters w…

To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.

the downward bend or subsidence of the earth's crust, which allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence forms the first…

To move upon the feet, or step by step; to walk; also, to walk step by step, or leisurely.

relative position in a graded series; "always a step behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with the fashions"

the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages

the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages

A step. See Gree, a step.