graduated

adjective6

1. •
   Arranged by grade, level, or degree.

   • The graduated slope of the Upper Test Valley on the east, and its more abrupt embankment on the west, under which the present stream tends to cling, point clearly to river action. — 1888
2. •
   Increasing in rate with the taxable base.
3. •
   Of a tail, having successively longer feathers towards the middle.
4. •
   Marked with graduations.
5. •
   Having a university degree; having completed training.
6. •
   (no longer used) In steps.