NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -adjective. A gradual change or process occurs in small stages over a long period of time, rather than suddenly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Use the adjective gradual to describe something that happens slowly, bit by bit, like the gradual increase in the amount of daylight in winter. Gradual can also apply to the gentle slope of landforms like hills.

Detailed explanation-3: -/ˈɡrædʒ.u.ə.li/ B2. slowly over a period of time or a distance: Gradually, she realized that he wasn’t telling her the truth. The bank slopes gradually down to the river.

Detailed explanation-4: -: moving, changing, or developing by fine or often imperceptible degrees. : proceeding by steps or degrees. gradually adverb. gradualness noun.

Detailed explanation-5: -happening or changing slowly over a long period of time or distance: There has been a gradual improvement in our sales figures over the last two years.