gradation

(noun)

A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another.

Related Terms

  • value
  • complementary color
  • tint
  • primary color
  • hue

Examples of gradation in the following topics:

  • Partial Commit Access

    • Some projects offer gradations of commit access.
  • Basic Color Vocabulary

    • "Tone" refers to the gradation or subtle changes of a color on a lighter or darker scale.
  • Edible Fungi

    • Total magnification is 1,500 x; gradation marks are 1 µm apart
  • Overview of Motor Integration

    • Motor unit recruitment is the progressive activation of a muscle by successive recruitment of motor units to accomplish increasing gradations of contractile strength.
  • Interactions of Skeletal Muscles

    • A concept known as the size principle allows for a gradation of muscle force during weak contraction to occur in small steps, which become progressively larger as greater amounts of force are required.
  • Color

    • "Tone" refers to the gradation or subtle changes of a color on a lighter or darker scale.
  • Relation properties

    • You can select the amount of gradation in the line widths (e.g. from 0 to 5 for a grouped ordinal variable with 6 levels; or from 5 to 10 if you want really thick lines).
  • The Drawing Process

    • Broken hatching, or lines with intermittent breaks, can be used to form lighter tones, and by controlling the density of the breaks a gradation of tone can be achieved.
  • The Galapagos Finches and Natural Selection

    • In 1860, he wrote, "seeing this gradation and diversity of structure in one small, intimately related group of birds, one might really fancy that from an original paucity of birds in this archipelago, one species had been taken and modified for different ends."
  • Rinpa School Painting in the Edo Period

    • Kōrin's innovation was to depict nature as an abstract, using numerous color and hue gradations, mixing colors on the surface to achieve eccentric effects, and liberally using precious substances like gold and pearl.
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