Be it is marked of with marks that a graduated so to provide accurate measurements.
One source states that the word graduated became a popular name due to the method of making the Cylinder. Pre-Measured containers would hold fluid (1 oz ea. as example). And because glass tubes were never uniform in width from top to bottom (some are designed that way - like beakers) , they would pour in one pre-measured container at a time. Mark the new level and then repeat until done.
it was a graduated process gradually performed. Hence Graduated Container.
Its not uncommon to see that the graduated lines are not spaced equally apart on these containers. check the measuring cup at home. The curved bottom was taken in account when the glass was graduated at the factory. Where one portion at a time marking is not used much anymore except in Laboratory grade or custom equipment.
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The graduated cylinder was invented by Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, a French chemist, in the early 19th century. He developed this piece of laboratory equipment to accurately measure the volume of liquids in chemical experiments.
It got it's name because it was shaped like a cylinder and the milliliters or liters would graduate on the cylinder.
A graduated cylinder is called graduated because it has calibrations used for measuring volumes of liquids.
Graduated cylinder is a tool to measure volumes.
No, a thermometer is not a graduated cylinder. A thermometer is used to measure temperature, while a graduated cylinder is used to measure volume of liquids.
it depends... why would you use a graduated cylinder?
well with a graduated cylinder you can measure liquid
A graduated cylinder is typically marked in milliliters (mL) for liquid volume measurements. The markings on the cylinder indicate the volume of liquid contained within.