01 a. Marked with, or divided into, degrees; divided into grades.
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Marked with, or divided into, degrees; divided into grades.
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Tapered; -- said of a bird's tail when the outer feathers are shortest, and the others successively longer.(Zool.)
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Having visible marks and numbers at vertical intervals, permitting one to estimate the quantitity of material contained; -- of vessels, most commonly those used in laboratories for containing liquids. See graduated cylinder, etc., below.
Phrases & compounds
Graduated cylinder —
a vessel, usually of glass, having horizontal marks upon its sides, with figures, to indicate the amount of the contents at the several levels.
Graduated spring —
a combination of metallic and rubber springs.