English Online Dictionary. What means graduation? What does graduation mean?
English
Etymology
From graduate + -ion.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɡɹædjuˈeɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
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.
- (Japanese entertainment) The action or process of leaving a group.
- (sciences) A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings.
- The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.
Synonyms
(from university):
- 🎓
Derived terms
Translations
References
Anagrams
- argonautid
French
Etymology
From graduer + -ation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁa.dɥa.sjɔ̃/
Noun
graduation f (plural graduations)
- graduation (marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement, usually one of many such markings that are each separated by a constant interval)
- the process of creating such markings
- encoding of a sound or image producing a digital signal of which one may use a greater or lesser part corresponding to better or worse quality
Further reading
- “graduation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.