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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Graduation

/grăjˌ-o͞o-āsh'-ən/ · Grad·u·a·tion · IPA /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of graduating, or the state of being graduated; as, graduation of a scale; graduation at a college; graduation in color; graduation…
  1. 1.
    The act of graduating, or the state of being graduated; as, graduation of a scale; graduation at a college; graduation in color; graduation by evaporation; the graduation of a bird's tail, etc.
  2. 2.
    The marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees or quantity; a scale.
  3. 3.
    The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.