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gauge
(g/eI//dZ/ )

noun (n)

  • a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    gage
    source: wordnet30
  • accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared(noun.linkdef)
    Synonym:
    standard of measurement
    source: wordnet30
  • the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train(noun.attribute)
    source: wordnet30
  • the thickness of wire(noun.attribute)
    source: wordnet30
  • diameter of a tube or gun barrel(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    bore, caliber, calibre
    source: wordnet30
  • A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    approximate, estimate, guess, judge
    source: wordnet30
  • rub to a uniform size(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Gauge bricks.
    source: wordnet30
  • determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation(verb.communication)
    Example:
    Gauge the wine barrels.
    source: wordnet30
  • measure precisely and against a standard(verb.change)
    Example:
    The wire is gauged.
    source: wordnet30
  • adapt to a specified measurement(verb.change)
    Example:
    Gauge the instruments.
    source: wordnet30
  • mix in specific proportions(verb.change)
    Example:
    Gauge plaster.
    source: wordnet30
  • To measure or determine with a gauge.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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