Word Finder - graduation

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The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).

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A commencement ceremony.

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A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement, usually one of many such markings that are each separated by a constant interval.

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• scale

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The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.

After graduation he began the study of law in his native town.

The rule for graduation is very simple.

The two years after his graduation he spent in New Haven studying theology.

Even before his graduation in September 17 20 as valedictorian and head of his class, he seems to have had a well formulated philosophy.

For volatile liquids, a flask provided with a long neck which carries a graduation and is fitted with a well-ground stopper is recommended.

For this profession he was, both by capacity and tastes, utterly unfitted, and it was fortunate that, shortly after his graduation, he received an offer of a professorship of modern languages at Bowdoin College.

In 1806, shortly after graduation, he became Repetent and Privatdozent in that university; and, as he was fond of afterwards relating, had Neander for his first pupil in Hebrew.

His most original idea is the graduation of knowledge into knowing, belief and presentiment.

The examinations are open to candidates irrespective of where they have studied, but under the Higher Education Act grants are paid to seven colleges that specially devote themselves to preparing students for the graduation courses.

The length of 100 divisions of the scale, or the length of the uniform stem the volume of which would be equal to that of the hydrometer up to the zero graduation, Francceur called the "modulus" of the hydrometer.

I have plans too, you know - and they don't include dropping out three months short of graduation.

With the exception of one year, he resided at Cambridge, Massachusetts, from the time of his graduation until his death.

Immediately after graduation he became an assistant in his brother William's school for young ladies in Boston, and continued teaching, with much inward reluctance and discomfort, for three years.

The beautiful Mitchell Tower is so named from the benefactor (Dr Charles Mitchell) who provided the splendid graduation hall.

The graduation ceremony took place on Fidel Castro's birthday.

Students within the Fine Art program are also eligible to apply for junior fellowships upon graduation.

On graduation in 1984 he went to work as a prison officer, only escaping from a life contract by feigning insanity.

Lots of Poems has nice graduation poems and a clean layout.

Connie and Howard talked to the school, making arrangements for graduation.

Especially considering the way I deserted him after graduation.

This tube bears a graduation.

Little things keep pop­ping into mind—like Jeff won't be here for Randy's graduation, or he'll miss a neighbor's surprise party, or we'll never get to the Top of the Mark.

Following graduation he was offered an assistantship by Professor William Peddie who excited his interest in radio waves.

The minutes of the special meetings and graduation ceremonials on 5 December 2001 were taken as read and approved.

Sum to prepare is spending two graduation he camouflage futon cover picked.

We will have to wear the whole get-up also for all exams and graduation, so it will get plenty of use!

Next day UK delivery will ensure your college graduation gifts reach their destination in good time.

Graduands, guests and staff attending a graduation should be aware that graduation ceremonies and receptions are regarded as public events.

Today we see the successful graduation of 4 of our students who have spent a minimum of 3 years on their reserach studies.

During her youth, Stone wrote poetry, played sports, and after high school graduation was offered college basketball scholarships.

For puppies weighing over 6 kg, an extra syringe graduation is required daily for each additional 1 kg bodyweight.

The winter graduation ceremony would be held on Friday 3 December 1999.

These are collected by the Careers Advisory Service and submitted to the government by the February following graduation.

The quality of industry training post graduation will also be scrutinized.

Our Sunday " graduation exercise " was to swim 25 meters for the video camera a second time.

After graduation from high school I entered the military.

Interestingly, Arkadiusz studied oceanography but set up his own jewelry workshop on graduation.

Students will be required to complete a graduation enrollment form which provides information used to produce their degree parchment.

Jiri Belohlavek became Assistant Conductor with the Czech Philharmonic upon graduation from the Prague Academy of Arts where he studied with Celibidache.

Following graduation, you can also gain entry to specialist postgraduate courses, research or other non-specialist areas.

On graduation, in 1856, Garfield became professor of ancient languages and literature in the Eclectic Institute at Hiram, and within a year had risen to the presidency of the institution.

By directing the telescope to a distant object, or to the intersection of the webs of a fixed collimating telescope (see Transit Circle), it is easy to measure the effect of a small change of zenith distance of the axis of the telescope in terms both of the level and of the micrometer screw, and thus, if the levels are perfectly sensitive and uniform in curvature and graduation, to determine the value of one division of each level in terms of the micrometer screw.

His graduation thesis was on the ambitious subject of " the historical development of epidemic and contagious diseases all over the world, with the laws of their diffusion," which showed the influence of Schonlein.

Use should terminate upon graduation and not be permitted again unless the graduate again qualifies under the terms for employees and students.

The seated president sat on the front platform at the graduation ceremony.

The valedictorian was remiss in writing his graduation speech because he was so focused on taking final exams.

By using a word with a negative connotation, Jenny's graduation speech took an unpleasant tone.

Graduation is a huge milestone in a young adult's life.

By using a word with a negative connotation, Jenny caused her graduation speech to be a disaster.

After the middle school graduation, the mothers reflected how their children had evolved and matured.