Definition of gradual

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Gradual (n.) An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps..

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Develop :: Develop (v. i.) To become apparent gradually; as, a picture on sensitive paper develops on the application of heat; the plans of the conspirators develop..
Disusage :: Disusage (n.) Gradual cessation of use or custom; neglect of use; disuse.
Necrosis :: Necrosis (n.) A disease of trees, in which the branches gradually dry up from the bark to the center..
Worm :: Worm (v. i.) To work slowly, gradually, and secretly..
Subulicornes :: Subulated (a.) Very narrow, and tapering gradually to a fine point from a broadish base; awl-shaped; linear..
Grail :: Grail (n.) A book of offices in the Roman Catholic Church; a gradual.
Panicle :: Panicle (n.) A pyramidal form of inflorescence, in which the cluster is loosely branched below and gradually simpler toward the end..
Tabefy :: Tabefy (v. t.) To cause to waste gradually, to emaciate..
Grow :: Grow (v. i.) To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; -- said of animals and vegetables and their organs.
Drain :: Drain (v. i.) To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off..
Declivous :: Declivous (a.) Descending gradually; moderately steep; sloping; downhill.
Smorsato :: Smorsato (a.) Growing gradually fainter and softer; dying away; morendo.
Gradual :: Gradual (n.) Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline..
Degeneration :: Degeneration (n.) A gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type..
Deliquesce :: Deliquesce (v. i.) To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and alkalies..
Apron :: Apron (n.) A flooring of plank before a dam to cause the water to make a gradual descent.
G :: G () G is the name of the fifth tone of the natural or model scale; -- called also sol by the Italians and French. It was also originally used as the treble clef, and has gradually changed into the character represented in the margin. See Clef. G/ (G sharp) is a tone intermediate between G and A..
Growth :: Growth (n.) The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity; increase in size, number, frequency, strength, etc.; augmentation; advancement; production; prevalence or influence; as, the growth of trade; the growth of power; the growth of intemperance. Idle weeds are fast in growth..
Tubercle :: Tubercle (n.) A small mass or aggregation of morbid matter; especially, the deposit which accompanies scrofula or phthisis. This is composed of a hard, grayish, or yellowish, translucent or opaque matter, which gradually softens, and excites suppuration in its vicinity. It is most frequently found in the lungs, causing consumption..
Graduality :: Graduality (n.) The state of being gradual; gradualness.
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