gradual

gradual erosion; a gradual slope.

a gradual backward movement.

the gradual introduction of new methods.

the gradual disintegration of traditional values

a gradual descent from land to sea

a gradual improvement in his work

the figures were a pointer to gradual economic recovery.

The land slopes to the sea by a gradual descent.

The doctor noticed a gradual improvement in his patient.

steering the pell-mell development of Europe on to a new and more gradual course.

I melted the butter in a saucepan. Figuratively the term suggests gradual dispersion, dissipation, and disappearance:

There has been a gradual increase in the number of families owning refrigerators.

As I sit in a shadowy corner, I observe a slow and gradual elongation of his mouth.

Gradual degradation of α-actinin and actin was detected under both temperatures, and it was more obvious at 4℃.

It takes mysterious and romantic fuchsine, gradual changing violet red, in all;it pleased both eye and mind.

Consistent pond is lentic, soak is stranded for a long time, water lubricious gradual change, surface has bubble then.

The barbarization of Roman army had a long history and was a gradual and lasting process, so the pace of barbarization of army steeping up was an inevitable product.

Later the correspondent spoke into the bottom of the boat.  "Billie!" There was a slow and gradual disentanglement. "Billie, will you spell me?"  "Sure," said the oiler.

A powerful blue vibration stimulator in an ultimate gradual design providing explosive orgasms. Velvety soft textured. With multispeed vibrations.

The historical development of a language is hardly a sudden transformation of one language into another, but a gradual and constant process, often indiscernible to speakers of the same generation.