Phrase guide

graduated cylinder

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An item of glass laboratory equipment consisting of a tall, narrow cylinder with a scale, or graduations marked up its length, which is used to measure liquids and solutions fairly accurately, but not precisely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: measuring cylinder

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a cylindrical graduate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: graduate

History

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 量筒 (liángtǒng) — laboratory equipment
  • Czech: odměrný válec — laboratory equipment
  • Finnish: mittalasi — laboratory equipment
  • Hungarian: mérőhenger — laboratory equipment
  • Indonesian: gelas ukur — laboratory equipment
  • Malay: silinder penyukat — laboratory equipment
  • Māori: puoto-ine — laboratory equipment
  • Polish: menzurka — laboratory equipment
  • Polish: cylinder miarowy — laboratory equipment
  • Tagalog: ginatlaang bumbong — laboratory equipment
  • Welsh: silindr mesur — laboratory equipment