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Webster 1913 Edition


Graduated

Grad′u-a′ted

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Adj.
1.
Marked with, or divided into, degrees; divided into grades.
2.
(Zool.)
Tapered; – said of a bird’s tail when the outer feathers are shortest, and the others successively longer.
Graduated cylinder
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Graduated flask
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Graduated tube
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Graduated bottle
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Graduated cap
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Graduated glass
a vessel, usually of glass, having horizontal marks upon its sides, with figures, to indicate the amount of the contents at the several levels.
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Graduated spring
(Railroads)
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a combination of metallic and rubber springs.

Webster 1828 Edition


Graduated

GRAD'UATED

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pp.
Honored with a degree or diploma from some learned society or college.
1.
Marked with degrees or regular intervals; tempered.