gradual

Meaning

Adj

1. (comparable, feminine, masculine) gradual (which is done by degrees)
2. (comparable, feminine, masculine) gradual, progressive (that increases or decreases little by little)

Noun

1. (masculine) gradual (verses of the mass, between the Epistle and the Gospel)
2. (masculine) gradual (plainchant book)

Concepts

gradual

progressive

piecemeal

staged

step-by-step

creeping

stepwise

incremental

Synonyms

paulatino

Translations

gradueel

graduale

geleidelijk

graduel

gradual

gradual

graduell

allmählich

progressif

stufenweise

βαθμιαίος

paulatino

sukzessiv

σταδιακός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɾa.duˈaw/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin graduālis.