The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
A calibration marking.
A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another.
A diatonic succession of chords.
Apophony.
A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
To form with gradations.
The usually informal hierarchy of authority or command, often partial or approximate, as determined by the especially natural propensity for domination of different members of a specific group over each other, such as older brothers and sisters over their younger siblings.
The natural hierarchy of social status and dominance occurring in a group of birds.