progression Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a series with a definite pattern of advance
    patterned advance.
  2. noun a movement forward
    progress; advance.
    • he listened for the progress of the troops
  3. noun the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
    advance; forward motion; advancement; procession; onward motion; progress.

WordNet

Pro*gres"sion noun
Etymology
L. progressio: cf. F. progression.
Definitions
  1. The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward.
  2. Course; passage; lapse or process of time.
    I hope, in a short progression, you will be wholly immerged in the delices and joys of religion. Evelyn.
  3. (Math.) Regular or proportional advance in increase or decrease of numbers; continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonic.
  4. (Mus.) A regular succession of tones or chords; the movement of the parts in harmony; the order of the modulations in a piece from key to key.

Webster 1913