| graduated | 1. Marked with, or divided into, degrees; divided into grades. 2. <zoology> 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, a combination of metallic and rubber springs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| graduated compress | Layers of cloth thickest in the centre, becoming thinner toward the periphery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| graduated pipette | A pipette with a plain, narrow tube drawn out to a tip and graduated uniformly along its length. Calibration marks may be confined to the stem (Mohr pipette) or extend to the tip (serologic pipette). Synonym: Mohr pipette, serologic pipette. (05 Mar 2000) |
| graduated tenotomy | Partial incisions of the tendon of an eye muscle for correction of strabismus. Subcutaneous tenotomy, division of a tendon by means of a small pointed knife introduced through skin and subcutaneous tissue without an open operation. (05 Mar 2000) |