graduated cylinder
noun
: a tall narrow container with a volume scale used especially for measuring liquids
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To measure fossil brain volume, anthropologists have traditionally filled skulls with beads or seeds, and dumped the contents into a graduated cylinder (a precise measuring cup).
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Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2018
While some tinkered with microscopes and graduated cylinders, others were searching the stars.
—Doug Main, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2018
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Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2018
While some tinkered with microscopes and graduated cylinders, others were searching the stars.
—Doug Main, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2018
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“Graduated cylinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graduated%20cylinder. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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