Gradation

Noun

 * 1) A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
 * 2) A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another. See Synonyms at nuance.
 * 3) The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
 * 4)  A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
 * 5)  Apophony.

Adjectives for Gradation
subtle; organic; beautiful; cold; fractional; manifest; intermediate; ravishing; insensible; rapid; minute; infinitesimal.

Thesaurus
Indian file, ablaut, acoustic phonetics, array, articulation, articulatory phonetics, assortment, bank, betacism, buzz, categorization, catena, catenation, chain, chain reaction, chaining, change, concatenation, connection, consecution, continuity, continuum, course, culling, cycle, degree, descent, difference, distinction, divergence, drone, endless belt, endless round, file, filiation, gamut, grading, graduation, grouping, hierarchy, hum, line, lineage, modification, monotone, morphophonemics, mutation, nexus, nuance, orthoepy, pendulum, periodicity, phonetics, phonology, place, placement, plenum, powder train, progression, queue, range, rank, ranking, recurrence, reticulation, rhotacism, rotation, round, routine, row, run, scale, screening, selection, sequence, serial order, series, shade, shading, sifting, single file, sorting, sorting out, sound shift, spectrum, string, subordination, succession, swath, taxonomy, thread, tier, train, triage, umlaut, variation, windrow

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 * indagator