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# gradual

adjective (gradual, more gradual)

«gradual» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Happening slowly and little by little over time, not suddenly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gradual/#m1)
2. Of a slope: rising or falling gently, not steeply. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gradual/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science it describes slow changes: «a gradual change in temperature», erosion, growth. In maths it describes gentle slopes and steady increases. In everyday life it describes slow improvement. Phrases: gradual change, gradual increase, a gradual slope, gradual improvement.

### Examples

- There was a gradual change in the colour of the leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gradual/#x1)
- The path has a gradual slope, so it is easy to walk up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gradual/#x2)
- Her reading showed gradual improvement over the term. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gradual/#x3)
- The river caused gradual erosion of the bank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gradual/#x4)
- The gradual rise in temperature melted the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gradual/#x5)
- Learning to swim is a gradual process. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gradual/#x6)

### Note

Adverb: gradually. Opposite: sudden, abrupt, steep. Related: gradient (how steep a slope is), grade.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In this book's view, creation unfolds step by step from God through the ten sefirot, the ten stages in which God's power comes into the world. In the primary lessons: In science it describes slow changes: «a gradual change in temperature», erosion, growth. In maths it describes gentle slopes and steady increases. In everyday life it describes slow improvement. Phrases: gradual change, gradual increase, a gradual slope, gradual improvement.

### Examples

- Our author endeavors to show the gradual emanation of all things from God, which were completely finished in ten spheres. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gradual/#x1)

### Note

Adverb: gradually. Opposite: sudden, abrupt, steep. Related: gradient (how steep a slope is), grade.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gradual» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gradual/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «gradual» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gradual/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gradual» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/gradual.html) on Mova free.