graduation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: graduation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for graduation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
graduation n the successful completion of a program of study an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred Synonym(s): commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement; "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch" the act of arranging in grades Synonym(s): gradation, graduation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Graduation \Grad"ua"tion\, n. [LL. graduatio promotion to a degree: cf. F. graduation* division into degrees.] 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. The marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees or quantity; a scale. 3. The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.