gauge
/gˈeɪdʒ/
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Definitions
Noun
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
Noun
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
Noun
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
Noun
the thickness of wire
Noun
diameter of a tube or gun barrel
Verb
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
Verb
rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks"
Verb
determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels"
Verb
measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged"
Verb
adapt to a specified measurement; "gauge the instruments"
Verb
mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"
Synonyms
More General Terms
ascertain
blend
calculate
cipher
coalesce
combine
commingle
compute
conflate
criterion
cypher
determine
diam
diameter
distance
figure
find
find out
flux
fuse
immix
length
measure
measuring device
measuring instrument
measuring system
meld
merge
mix
quantify
reckon
rub
standard
standardise
standardize
thickness
touchstone
work out
More Specific Terms
anemometer
assess
broad gauge
count
depth gage
depth gauge
dipstick
gas gage
gas gauge
gasoline gage
gasoline gauge
give
guesstimate
lowball
make
misgauge
narrow gauge
petrol gage
petrol gauge
place
pluviometer
pressure gage
pressure gauge
put
quantise
quantize
rain gage
rain gauge
reckon
scribing block
set
standard gauge
strain gage
strain gauge
surface gage
surface gauge
truncate
udometer
underestimate
vacuum gage
vacuum gauge
water gage
water gauge
water glass
wind gage
wind gauge
wire gage
wire gauge