Graduated /(?)/

Grad·u·a·ted

Graduated

a.
  1. Marked with, or divided into, degrees; divided into grades.
  2. Tapered; -- said of a bird's tail when the outer feathers are shortest, and the others successively longer. (Zool.)
  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.

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.