Definitions for graduatedˈgrædʒ uˌeɪ tɪd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
grad•u•at•edˈgrædʒ uˌeɪ tɪd(adj.)
characterized by or arranged in degrees, as according to height, depth, or difficulty.
marked with divisions or units of measurement.
Category: Weights and Measures
(of a tax) increasing along with the taxable base:
a graduated income tax.
Category: Business
Origin of graduated:
1645–55
Princeton's WordNet
calibrated, graduated(adj)
marked with or divided into degrees
"a calibrated thermometer"
gradational, gradatory, graduated(adj)
taking place by degrees
Wiktionary
graduated(Adjective)
In steps.
graduated(Adjective)
Having a university degree; having completed training.
graduated(Adjective)
Marked with graduations.
graduated(Adjective)
Arranged by grade, level, degree.
graduated(Adjective)
Increasing in rate with the taxable base.
graduated(Adjective)
Of a tail, having successively longer feathers towards the middle.
Webster Dictionary
Graduated
of Graduate
Graduated(adj)
marked with, or divided into, degrees; divided into grades
Graduated(adj)
tapered; -- said of a bird's tail when the outer feathers are shortest, and the others successively longer
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