gradation

Example Sentences

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And unlike images—which can be distilled into objective gradations of red, green and blue light—smell is highly subjective, making it tough to standardize and calibrate.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s absolutely gorgeous the way you overlapped the strands so skillfully. The gradation is flawless.”

From Literature

"By squeezing -- silencing the noise -- you effectively use quantum mechanical interactions to 'squish' that meter stick, effectively creating finer gradations and allowing you to measure smaller things more precisely."

From Science Daily

There are gradations of difference, and there are tipping points that you cross.

From Salon

Lacorazza’s movie is one of gradations, the daughters in the later chapters subtly carrying the cumulative disappointment and stubborn love these woman still harbor for their flawed father.

From Los Angeles Times