Graduated
Pronunciation : Grad"u*a"ted
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Marked with, or divided into, degrees; divided into grades.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: Tapered; -- said of a bird's tail when the outer feathers are shortest, and the others successively longer. Graduated tube, bottle, cap, or 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913