GRADUATION

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
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.

2.
n.

The marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees or quantity; a scale.

3.
n.

The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.