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graduated cylinder

American  

noun

  1. a narrow, cylindrical container marked with horizontal lines to represent units of measurement and used to precisely measure the volume of liquids.


Etymology

Origin of graduated cylinder

First recorded in 1945–50


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When the jewelry is submerged in the graduated cylinder, the total volume increases to 61.2 mL.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

A graduated cylinder initially contains 48.6 mL water.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

In general, numerical scales such as the one on this graduated cylinder will permit measurements to one-tenth of the smallest scale division.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

To measure specific gravity, a mineral specimen is first weighed in grams then submerged in a graduated cylinder filled with pure water at room temperature.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017

The gas is measured in the graduated cylinder on the right, which is surrounded by a water jacket and provided with a levelling bottle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

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