'Progression' definitions:
Definition of 'progression'
From: WordNet
noun
A series with a definite pattern of advance [syn: progression, patterned advance]
noun
A movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops" [syn: progress, progression, advance]
noun
The act of moving forward (as toward a goal) [syn: progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion] [ant: retreat]
Definition of 'Progression'
From: GCIDE
- Progression \Pro*gres"sion\, n. [L. progressio: cf. F. progression.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Course; passage; lapse or process of time. [1913 Webster]
- I hope, in a short progression, you will be wholly immerged in the delices and joys of religion. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Math.) Regular or proportional advance in increase or decrease of numbers; continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonic. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Arithmetical progression, a progression in which the terms increase or decrease by equal differences, as the numbers [lbrace2]2, 4, 6, 8, 1010, 8, 6, 4, 2[rbrace2] by the difference 2. [1913 Webster]
- Geometrical progression, a progression in which the terms increase or decrease by equal ratios, as the numbers [lbrace2]2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 6464, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2[rbrace2] by a continual multiplication or division by 2. [1913 Webster]
- Harmonic progression, a progression in which the terms are the reciprocals of quantities in arithmetical progression, as 1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'progression'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accomplishment,
- advance,
- advancement,
- alternation,
- amelioration,
- amendment,
- amplification,
- array,
- articulation,
- ascension,
- ascent,
- bank,
- bettering,
- betterment,
- blossoming,
- boost,
- broadening,
- buzz,
- catena,
- catenation,
- chain,
- chain reaction,
- chaining,
- coming after,
- concatenation,
- connection,
- consecution,
- consecutiveness,
- continualness,
- continuance,
- continuation,
- continuity,
- continuum,
- course,
- cycle,
- descent,
- development,
- developmental change,
- drone,
- elaboration,
- elevation,
- endless belt,
- endless round,
- endurance,
- enhancement,
- enlargement,
- enrichment,
- eugenics,
- euthenics,
- evolution,
- evolutionary change,
- evolvement,
- evolving,
- expansion,
- explication,
- extending,
- extension,
- file,
- filiation,
- flow,
- flowering,
- following,
- furtherance,
- gamut,
- geometrical progression,
- gradation,
- gradual change,
- Great Leap Forward,
- growth,
- headway,
- hum,
- improvement,
- Indian file,
- intensification,
- lengthening,
- lift,
- line,
- lineage,
- logical sequence,
- maintenance,
- maturation,
- melioration,
- mend,
- mending,
- monotone,
- natural development,
- natural growth,
- nexus,
- nonviolent change,
- order,
- order of succession,
- pendulum,
- periodicity,
- perpetuation,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- pickup,
- plenum,
- posteriority,
- postposition,
- powder train,
- preferment,
- procession,
- progress,
- prolongation,
- promotion,
- protraction,
- pursuance,
- queue,
- range,
- rank,
- recovery,
- recurrence,
- repetition,
- restoration,
- reticulation,
- revival,
- ripening,
- rise,
- rotation,
- round,
- routine,
- row,
- run,
- scale,
- sequel,
- sequence,
- series,
- single file,
- spectrum,
- spread,
- spreading,
- staying power,
- straight course,
- string,
- subjunction,
- succession,
- successiveness,
- suffixation,
- sustained action,
- sustenance,
- swath,
- thread,
- tier,
- train,
- unfolding,
- uninterrupted course,
- unremittingness,
- upbeat,
- upgrowth,
- uplift,
- upping,
- upswing,
- uptrend,
- upward mobility,
- way,
- windrow
Words containing 'Progression'
- Progress,
- Progressed,
- Progressing,
- Progressive,
- Progressively,
- Progressiveness,
- in progress,
- progress to,
- progressivity,
- Arithmetical progression,
- Geometrical progression,
- Harmonic progression,
- Progress Village,
- Progress, PA,
- Progressive euchre,
- Progressive party,
- Progressive whist,
- arithmetic progression,
- future progressive,
- geometric progression,
- past progressive,
- pilgrim's progress,
- present progressive,
- progress report,
- progressive aspect,
- progressive rock,
- progressive tax,
- progressive tense,
- progressive vaccinia,
- work in progress,
- Progress Village, FL,
- Progressive locomotor ataxy,
- Progressive muscular atrophy,
- Ratio of a geometrical progression,
- future progressive tense,
- past progressive tense,
- present progressive tense,
- progressive emphysematous necrosis