progression

/pɹəˈɡɹɛʃn̩/ · noun

Meaning

The act of moving from one thing to another.
The act of moving forward or proceeding in a course; motion onward.
A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant.
Development, increase, evolution.
A chord progression.
The process of making an exercise more strenuous by manipulating the details of its performance like loaded weight, range of motion, angle, speed.

Etymology / origin

From Middle English progressioun, from Old French progression and its etymon Latin prōgressiō. By surface analysis, progress + -ion.

prōgressiō(la)→
progression(fro)→
progressioun(enm)→
progression (English)
Relations: inh, der, der

Related words

progressioun(enm)progression(fro)prōgressiō(la)progressio(Finnish)

Descendant words

progressio(Finnish) (cog)

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