Progression Definition

prə-grĕshən
noun
A moving forward or onward; progress.
Webster's New World
A sequence or succession, as of acts, happenings, etc.
Webster's New World
A continuous series; a sequence.
A progression of limousines.
American Heritage
The movement forward from one tone or chord to another.
Webster's New World
A series of numbers or quantities in which there is always the same relation between each quantity and the one succeeding it.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Progression

Noun

Singular:
progression
Plural:
progressions

Origin of Progression

  • From Old French progression.

    From Wiktionary

Progression Sentence Examples

  • These numbers constitute an arithmetical progression of the rth order.

  • Understanding the progression eases that anxiety.

  • Santa's Beard is a Progression Park with mini jumps and jibs.

  • Similarly, retinoids derived from vitamin A are being tested for their ability to slow the progression of or to prevent head and neck cancers.

  • The following timeline describes the progression of photovoltaic technology based on what physicists call the "photoelectric effect" of various elements.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

Words Ending With

NONION

Unscrambles

progression

Words Starting With P and Ending With N

Starts With P & Ends With NStarts With PR & Ends With NStarts With P & Ends With ON

Word Length

11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With P11 Letter Words Ending With N