graduation
(noun) the successful completion of a program of study
gradation, graduation
(noun) the act of arranging in grades
graduation
(noun) a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement; “the ruler had 16 graduations per inch”
commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise
(noun) an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
Source: WordNet® 3.1
graduation (countable and uncountable, plural graduations)
The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
A commencement ceremony.
(sciences) A marking (e.g, on a container) indicating a measurement, usually one of many such markings that are each separated by a constant interval.
Synonym: scale
The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
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Source: Wiktionary
Grad"u*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. graduatio promotion to a degree: cf. F. graduation division into degrees.]
1. 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. The marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees or quantity; a scale.
3. The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
