gradual has definitions from the fields of music,Roman Catholic,fine art
1
[ adjective ] proceeding in small stages

Examples

"a gradual increase in prices"

Used in print

(William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)

The progress of science over these last few centuries and the gradual replacement of Biblical by scientific categories of reality have to a large extent emptied the spirit_world of the entities which previously populated it .

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

No additional transfusions were necessary after the institution of prednisone in July , 1957 , in an initial dose of 40 mg. daily with gradual tapering to 10 mg. daily .

2
[ adjective ] of a topographical gradient; not steep or abrupt

Examples

"a gradual slope"

Related terms

steep sloping easy inclined

3
[ noun ] (Roman Catholic) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass

Related terms

antiphon Roman_Catholic

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