graduation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the successful completion of a program of study
  2. noun an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
    graduation exercise; commencement ceremony; commencement; commencement exercise.
  3. noun a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement
    • the ruler had 16 graduations per inch
  4. noun the act of arranging in grades
    gradation.

WordNet

Grad"u*a"tion noun
Etymology
LL. graduatio promotion to a degree: cf. F. graduation division into degrees.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913