gradual changes

  • 1gradual — 01. The change in height of my children seems [gradual] to me because I see them everyday, but other people tell us they have grown really fast. 02. The young boy left his bicycle out in the rain for weeks, so it [gradually] began to rust. 03.… …

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  • 2gradual — grad|u|al [ grædʒuəl ] adjective * 1. ) gradual processes and changes happen slowly and by small amounts: a gradual change in the climate Any rise in water temperature will be gradual. 2. ) a gradual slope is not steep: a gradual ascent to the… …

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  • 3gradual */ — UK [ˈɡrædʒuəl] / US adjective 1) gradual processes and changes happen slowly and by small amounts a gradual change in the climate Any rise in water temperature will be gradual. 2) a gradual slope is not steep a gradual ascent to the top of the… …

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  • 4development, biological — Gradual changes in size, shape, and function during an organism s life that translate its genetic potentials (genotype) into functioning mature systems (phenotype). It includes growth but not repetitive chemical changes (metabolism) or changes… …

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  • 5Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 6climate change — Introduction  periodic modification of Earth s climate brought about as a result of changes in the atmosphere as well as interactions between the atmosphere and various other geologic, chemical, biological, and geographic factors within the Earth …

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  • 7historiography — historiographic /hi stawr ee euh graf ik, stohr /, historiographical, adj. historiographically, adv. /hi stawr ee og reuh fee, stohr /, n., pl. historiographies. 1. the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively. 2 …

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  • 8Dynamics (music) — In music, dynamics normally refers to the volume of a sound or note, but can also refer to every aspect of the execution of a given piece, either stylistic (staccato, legato etc.) or functional (velocity). The term is also applied to the written… …

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  • 9On the Origin of Species — Origin of Species redirects here. For other uses, see Origin of Species (disambiguation). On the Origin of Species   …

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  • 10ARCHAEOLOGY — The term archaeology is derived from the Greek words archaios ( ancient ) and logos ( knowledge, discourse ) and was already used in ancient Greek literature in reference to the study of ancient times. In its modern sense it has come to mean the… …

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