graduated

Thân thiện

The scientist carefully read the graduated scale on the thermometer.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Marked with or divided into degrees: Having a series of marks, lines, or numbers to indicate measurement or quantity.
   • Taking place by degrees: Changing or progressing in a series of small, regular steps or stages.
   • Calibrated: Specifically designed with a scale of measurement, as in scientific instruments.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The chemist used a graduated cylinder to measure the liquid precisely. (The cylinder had measurement markings.)
  • The tax system has a graduated scale, so people with higher incomes pay a higher percentage. (The tax rate increases in stages.)
  • The map features a graduated color scheme to show population density. (The colors change in distinct steps from light to dark.)

Advanced Usage

• "graduated response": A policy or strategy that involves a series of increasingly severe measures.
  • The company's cybersecurity plan includes a graduated response to different levels of threats.
• "graduated lease": A lease agreement where the rent payments increase at predetermined intervals.
  • They signed a graduated lease for the commercial property.

Variants and Related Words

• Graduate (verb): To successfully complete a course of study and receive a diploma or degree.
  • She will graduate from university next spring.
• Graduation (noun): The act of receiving an academic degree or the ceremony marking this event; also, a mark on a scale.
  • We attended our daughter's graduation. / The graduations on the ruler are in centimeters.
• Gradual (adjective): Happening or changing slowly over a period of time.
  • We observed a gradual improvement in his health.

Synonyms

• Calibrated: Marked with a scale for measurement.
• Progressive: Proceeding in stages.
• Scaled: Arranged in a series of steps or levels.

Related Phrases

• Graduated income tax: A tax system where the tax rate increases as the taxable income increases.
  • Many countries use a graduated income tax to promote fairness.
• Graduated filter (in photography): A lens filter with a density that changes across its surface.
  • He used a graduated neutral density filter to balance the exposure between the bright sky and the dark landscape.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. taking place by degrees
2. marked with or divided into degrees
   • a calibrated thermometer

Từ đồng nghĩa

• gradational
• gradatory
• calibrated