| calibrate |
to assign, verify, or correct the graduated markings on (a quantitative measuring instrument such as a thermometer). [1/2 definitions] |
| caliper rule |
a graduated rule with one jaw that slides and one that is fixed. |
| celesta |
a small keyboard instrument fitted with a set of graduated metal plates that produce bell-like sounds when struck with hammers. |
| collegian |
someone who attends or has recently graduated from college. |
| denomination |
any one in a series of graduated values, weights, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| dipstick |
a rod with graduated markings used to measure the depth of a liquid, such as oil in an automobile crankcase. |
| glockenspiel |
a percussion instrument composed of a set of graduated metal bars, mounted in a lyre-shaped frame, that are struck with hammers. |
| grad |
(informal) someone who has graduated from a school; graduate. |
| harp |
a large musical instrument that consists of an upright triangular frame fitted with forty-six strings of graduated lengths, played by plucking with the fingers. [1/4 definitions] |
| hydrometer |
an instrument, usu. a sealed glass tube containing a graduated scale and weighted at one end, used to measure the specific gravity of liquids. |
| leveling rod |
a graduated rod used in surveying to measure differences in elevation between two points. |
| marimba |
a large musical instrument similar to a xylophone, consisting of a series of graduated hardwood bars, usu. with resonators beneath them, that are struck with small mallets. |
| measuring cup |
a graduated cup used esp. in cooking for measuring ingredients, or a cup intended to hold one specific amount of an ingredient. |
| nest |
a group of objects of graduated size that can be fit within one another. [2/11 definitions] |
| old-boy network |
a group of men who have graduated from the same school or done business in the same circles, and who help each other professionally and politically. |
| panpipe |
a primitive musical instrument made of a series of reeds or pipes of graduated lengths bound together, that is played by blowing across the open uppermost ends. |
| pipette |
a long, narrow, often graduated glass or plastic tube into which small quantities of liquid can be drawn by suction for measurement or transfer. [1/2 definitions] |
| protractor |
a semicircular instrument with graduated markings, used in mathematics, surveying, and the like to construct and measure angles. [1/2 definitions] |
| readout |
the information, such as a scale, shown on a graduated instrument. [1/2 definitions] |
| scalar |
graduated, as in degrees or stages. [1/3 definitions] |
| size1 |
measure of relative largeness or smallness according to a graduated scale. [1/5 definitions] |