English noun: graduation | |||
1. | graduation (act) the successful completion of a program of study | ||
Broader (hypernym) | closing, completion, culmination, mop up, windup | ||
2. | graduation (event) an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred | ||
Synonyms | commencement, commencement ceremony, commencement exercise, graduation exercise | ||
Broader (hypernym) | exercise | ||
Part holonym | baccalaureate | ||
3. | graduation (communication) a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement | ||
Samples | The ruler had 16 graduations per inch. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | line | ||
4. | graduation (act) the act of arranging in grades | ||
Synonyms | gradation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | quantification | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blending, shading | ||