Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Graduator \Grad"u*a"tor\, n.
   1. One who determines or indicates graduation; as, a
      graduator of instruments.

   2. An instrument for dividing any line, right or curve, into
      small, regular intervals.

   3. An apparatus for diffusing a solution, as brine or
      vinegar, over a large surface, for exposure to the air.