Definition of
Gauge
- (noun, artifact) a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
- (noun, attribute) diameter of a tube or gun barrel
- (noun, attribute) the thickness of wire
- (noun, attribute) the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
- (noun, linkdef) accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
- (verb, change) mix in specific proportions
- (verb, change) adapt to a specified measurement
- (verb, change) measure precisely and against a standard
- (verb, cognition) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
- (verb, communication) determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
- (verb, contact) rub to a uniform size
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Synonyms of Gauge
approximate, bore, caliber, calibre, estimate, gage, guess, judge, standard of measurement
Alternate forms of Gauge
Derivations: gauge
Hyponyms: 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
Hypernyms: 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
Origin of the word Gauge
- 1440, from Anglo-Fr. gauge (1357), from O.N.Fr. gauger, from gauge "gauging rod," perhaps from Frank. *galgo "rod, pole for measuring" (cf. O.N. gelgja "pole, perch," O.H.G. galgo, Eng. gallows). more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
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