English-Thai Dictionary

gradual

ADJ ซึ่ง เกิดขึ้น ช้าๆ  ทีละน้อย  ค่อยๆ  ทยอย  continuous creeping sueng-koed-kuen-cha-cha

 

gradual

N บท เพลงสวด ใน ศาสนาคริสต์  หนังสือ เพลงสวด  bod-pleng-suad-nai-sad-sa-na-krid

 

gradualism

N การเปลี่ยนแปลง ทางการเมือง แบบ ค่อยเป็นค่อยไป  kan-pian-plaeng-tang-kan-mueang-baeb-koi-pen-koi-pai

 

gradually

ADV อย่าง ทีละน้อย  yang-te-la-noi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GRADUAL

a.Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing step by step; passing from one step to another; regular and slow; as a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual increase of light in the morning is favorable to the eyes. 1. Proceeding by degrees in a descending line or progress; as a gradual decline.

 

GRADUALLY

adv. By degrees; step by step; regularly; slowly. At evening the light vanishes gradually. 1. In degree. [Not used. ]
Human reason doth not only gradually, but specifically differ from the fantastic reason of brutes.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GRADUAL

Grad "u *al "; a. Etym: [Cf; F. graduel. See Grade, and cf. Gradual, n.]

 

Defn: Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual decline. Creatures animate with gradual life Of growth, sense, reason, all summed up in man. Milton.

 

GRADUAL

Grad "u *al, n. Etym: [LL. graduale a gradual (in sense 1 ), fr. L.gradus step: cf. F. graduel. See Grade, and cf. Grail a gradual. ]

 

1. (R. C. Ch. ) (a ) An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps. (b ) A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.

 

2. A series of steps. [Obs. ] Dryden.

 

GRADUALITY

GRADUALITY Grad "u *al "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: The state of being gradual; gradualness. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

 

GRADUALLY

GRADUALLY Grad "u *al *ly, adv.

 

1. In a gradual manner.

 

2. In degree. [Obs. ] Human reason doth not only gradually, but specifically, differ from the fantastic reason of brutes. Grew.

 

GRADUALNESS

GRADUALNESS Grad "u *al *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being gradual; regular progression or gradation; slowness. The gradualness of this movement. M. Arnold. The gradualness of growth is a characteristic which strikes the simplest observer. H. Drummond.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gradual

grad u al |ˈgrajo͞oəl ˈɡræʤəl | ▶adjective taking place or progressing slowly or by degrees: the gradual introduction of new methods. • (of a slope ) not steep or abrupt. ▶noun ( Gradual ) (in the Western Christian Church ) a response sung or recited between the Epistle and Gospel in the Mass. • a book of plainsong for the Mass. DERIVATIVES grad u al ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin gradualis, from Latin gradus ‘step. ’ The original sense of the adjective was ‘arranged in degrees ’; the noun refers to the altar steps in a church, from which the antiphons were sung.

 

gradualism

grad u al ism |ˈgrajo͞oəˌlizəm ˈɡræʤ (əw )əˌlɪzəm | ▶noun a policy of gradual reform rather than sudden change or revolution. • Biology the hypothesis that evolution proceeds chiefly by the accumulation of gradual changes (in contrast to the punctuationist model ). DERIVATIVES grad u al ist noun, grad u al is tic |ˌgrajəwəˈlistik |adjective

 

gradually

grad u al ly |ˈgrajo͞oəlē ˈɡræʤuəli | ▶adverb in a gradual way; slowly; by degrees: the situation gradually improved. gradually, his powers of speech returned.

 

Oxford Dictionary

gradual

gradual |ˈgradʒʊəl | ▶adjective 1 taking place or progressing slowly or by degrees: the gradual introduction of new methods. 2 (of a slope ) not steep or abrupt. ▶noun ( Gradual ) (in the Western Christian Church ) a response sung or recited between the Epistle and Gospel in the Mass. • a book of plainsong for the Mass. DERIVATIVES gradualness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin gradualis, from Latin gradus ‘step ’. The original sense of the adjective was ‘arranged in degrees ’; the noun refers to the altar steps in a church, from which the antiphons were sung.

 

gradualism

grad ¦ual |ism |ˈgradʒʊəlɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a policy of gradual reform rather than sudden change or revolution. • Biology the hypothesis that evolution proceeds chiefly by the accumulation of gradual changes (in contrast to the punctuationist model ). DERIVATIVES gradualist noun, gradualistic |-ˈlɪstɪk |adjective

 

gradually

grad |ual ¦ly |ˈgradʒʊli, ˈgradjʊəli | ▶adverb in a gradual way; slowly; by degrees: the situation gradually improved. gradually, his powers of speech returned.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

gradual

gradual adjective 1 a gradual transition: slow, measured, unhurried, cautious; piecemeal, step-by-step, progressive, continuous, systematic, steady. ANTONYMS abrupt, sudden. 2 a gradual slope: gentle, moderate, slight, easy. ANTONYMS steep.

 

gradually

gradually adverb the icicles gradually got longer throughout the day | gradually add the flour mixture: slowly, slowly but surely, cautiously, gently, gingerly; piecemeal, little by little, bit by bit, inch by inch, by degrees; progressively, systematically; regularly, steadily.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

gradual

gradual adjective 1 the gradual transition from military to civilian rule: slow, moderate, measured, unhurried, restrained, cautious, circumspect, unspectacular; piecemeal, step by step, little by little, bit by bit; progressive, successive, continuous, systematic; regular, steady, even, consistent, uniform; informal softly-softly. ANTONYMS sudden; abrupt. 2 a gradual slope: gentle, not steep, moderate, slight, easy, subtle, imperceptible. ANTONYMS steep.

 

gradually

gradually adverb you can begin to introduce new ideas gradually: slowly, moderately, unhurriedly, cautiously, gently, gingerly, circumspectly, unspectacularly; piecemeal, step by step, little by little, bit by bit, inch by inch, piece by piece, drop by drop, by degrees; progressively, successively, continuously, systematically, slowly but surely; regularly, steadily, evenly, constantly, consistently, uniformly, at a regular pace; rare inchmeal, gradatim. ANTONYMS suddenly, abruptly.

 

Duden Dictionary

gradual

gra du al Adjektiv |gradu a l |lateinisch-mittellateinisch den Grad, Rang betreffend

 

Graduale

Gra du a le Substantiv, Neutrum katholische Kirche , das |Gradu a le |das Graduale; Genitiv: des Graduales, Plural: die Gradualien mittellateinisch graduale = Stufengebet, da dies meist auf den Stufen des Altars vorgetragen wurde 1 kurzer liturgischer Gesang in der Messe 1 nach der Epistel 2 liturgisches Buch mit den Gesängen der Messe 1

 

Graduallied

Gra du al lied Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Gradu a llied |das Graduallied; Genitiv: des Graduallied [e ]s, Plural: die Graduallieder anbetendes und lobpreisendes Gemeindelied zwischen den Schriftlesungen im evangelischen Gottesdienst

 

Gradualpsalm

Gra du al psalm Substantiv, maskulin , der |Gradu a lpsalm |der Gradualpsalm; Genitiv: des Gradualpsalms, Plural: die Gradualpsalmen Graduale 1

 

Gradualsystem

Gra du al sys tem Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Gradu a lsystem |das Gradualsystem; Genitiv: des Gradualsystems Erbfolge nach dem Grade der Verwandtschaft zum Erblasser durch Eintritt der übrigen Erben der gleichen Ordnung in die Erbfolge eines ausfallenden Erben (gesetzlich geregelt für Erben vierter und höherer Ordnung ); vgl. Parentelsystem

 

Spanish Dictionary

gradual

gradual adjetivo 1 Que va, sucede o se desarrolla de forma sucesiva y continua, por grados :escalas graduales; cambio social gradual; una gradual aclimatación al nuevo medio; impuso su voluntad de manera gradual; proceda a realizar reducciones graduales en las ayudas otorgadas .2 nombre masculino relig Canto que en un ritual antiguo de la misa católica sigue a la lectura de la epístola .

 

gradualidad

gradualidad nombre femenino Cualidad de gradual :la gradualidad de un proceso de reforma .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

gradual

grad u al /ɡrǽdʒu (ə )l, -dju- / (! ｟英 ｠で /-dʒu -/は若者に多い ) 〖grade (段階 )al (の )〗形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈物事の起こり方などが 〉段々の, 徐々の, 漸次 [漸進 ]的な ▸ a gradual increase in temperature 気温が徐々に上昇すること 2 〈坂 傾きなどが 〉ゆるやかな (↔steep ).名詞 C 〖通例G -〗〘教会 〙(ミサなどで歌う )昇階唱 ; ミサ聖歌集 .～ness 名詞

 

gradually

grad u al ly /ɡrǽdʒu (ə )li /→gradual 副詞 more ～; most ～だんだんと , 徐々に, じわじわと 〈増減する 変化する 気付くなど 〉 (!過程 変化が長期にわたって小刻みにゆっくり起こることをさす ) ▸ gradually increasing chest pain 次第に強くなる胸の痛み ▸ The system has gradually changed over the years .長年かけてシステムは徐々に変化してきた .