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Graduated spring
(gcide) | Graduated \Grad"u*a"ted\, a.
1. Marked with, or divided into, degrees; divided into
grades.
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2. (Zool.) Tapered; -- said of a bird's tail when the outer
feathers are shortest, and the others successively longer.
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3. 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.
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Graduated cylinder, Graduated flask, Graduated tube,
Graduated bottle, Graduated cap, 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.
Graduated spring (Railroads), a combination of metallic and
rubber springs.
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