A graduated cylinder is a piece of laboratory glassware that is used to measure the volume of liquids. It is a tall, cylindrical tube with a graduated scale on the side. The scale is marked in millilitres (mL) or cubic centimetres (cm³).
Graduated cylinders are used to measure the volume of liquids in a variety of science experiments. For example, they can be used to measure the volume of water in a solution, or the volume of a liquid that is being added to a reaction.
Graduated cylinders are a very important piece of laboratory equipment. They are easy to use and they are very accurate.
The chemist used a graduated cylinder to measure the volume of the solution.
Noun: graduated cylinder.
Adjective: graduated.
Verb: to graduate.
Synonym: measuring cylinder.
The word "graduated cylinder" comes from the Latin word "gradus", which means "step" or "degree". The word was first used in English in the 18th century to refer to a container with markings on it that indicate the volume of liquid it contains.
When might you use a graduated cylinder?
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