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Definition of 'gauge'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) gauge
to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure.

2.  gauge
to appraise, estimate, or judge.

3.  gauge
to make conformable to a standard.

4.  gauge
to mark or measure off; delineate.

5.  gauge
to chip or rub (bricks or stones) to a uniform size or shape.

6. (n.) gauge
a standard of measure or measurement.

7.  gauge
a standard dimension, size, or quantity.

8.  gauge
any device or instrument for measuring, registering measurements, or testing something:
pressure gauge.

9.  gauge
a means of estimating or judging; criterion; test.

10.  gauge
extent; scope; capacity.

11.  gauge
a unit of measure of the internal diameter of a shotgun barrel, equal to the number of lead bullets of such diameter required to make one pound.

12.  gauge
the distance between the inner edges of the heads of the rails in a track.

13.  gauge
the thickness or diameter of various, usu. thin, objects, as sheet metal or wire.

14.  gauge
the fineness of a knitted fabric as expressed in loops per every 1.5 in. (3.8 cm):
15 denier, 60 gauge stockings.

15.  gauge
Naut. the position of one vessel as being to the windward or to the leeward of another vessel on an approximately parallel course.

Etymology: (1375–1425; < ONF (F jauge) < Gmc)

Definition of 'gauge'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) gauge, gage
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

2. (noun) gauge, standard of measurement
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

3. (noun) gauge
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train

4. (noun) gauge
the thickness of wire

5. (verb) bore, gauge, caliber, calibre
diameter of a tube or gun barrel

6. (verb) estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
"I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

7. (verb) gauge
rub to a uniform size
"gauge bricks"

8. (verb) gauge
determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
"gauge the wine barrels"

9. (verb) gauge
measure precisely and against a standard
"the wire is gauged"

10. (verb) gauge
adapt to a specified measurement
"gauge the instruments"

11. (verb) gauge
mix in specific proportions
"gauge plaster"

Definition of 'gauge'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) gauge
the part of a measuring device where you read the measurement
The fuel gauge was almost on Empty.

2. gauge
sth that allows you to judge a situation
an accurate gauge of public opinion

3. (verb) gauge
to judge
It's difficult to gauge the impact of the new policy yet.

4. gauge
to measure
to gauge the distance between earth and other planets

Definition of 'gauge'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) gauge
a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard

2. (noun) gauge
measure; dimensions; estimate

3. (noun) gauge
any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or template; as, a button maker's gauge

4. (noun) gauge
any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge

5. (noun) gauge
relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind; as, a vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it

6. (noun) gauge
the depth to which a vessel sinks in the water

7. (noun) gauge
the distance between the rails of a railway

8. (noun) gauge
the quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to accelerate its setting

9. (noun) gauge
that part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles

10. (verb) gauge
to measure or determine with a gauge

11. (verb) gauge
to measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg

12. (verb) gauge
to measure the dimensions of, or to test the accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock

13. (verb) gauge
to draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment

14. (verb) gauge
to measure the capacity, character, or ability of; to estimate; to judge of

Translation of 'gauge'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to measure (something) very accurately They gauged the hours of sunshine.
Afrikaans: meet	Arabic: يَقيس	Bulgarian: измервам точно
Brazilian: medir	Czech: (z)měřit	German: messen
Danish: måle	Greek: (κατα)μετρώ με ακρίβεια	Spanish: medir, calibrar
Estonian: mõõtma	Farsi: با دقت اندازه گیری کردن	Finnish: mitata
French: mesurer	Hebrew: לִמדוֹד	Hindi: प्रमाप, आयाम
Croatian: mjeriti	Hungarian: megmér	Indonesian: mengukur
Icelandic: mæla	Italian: calcolare	Japanese: 測る
Korean: 정확히 측정하다	Lithuanian: matuoti	Latvian: mērīt
Malay: mengukur	Dutch: meten	Norwegian: måle (opp)
Polish: wymierzyć	Persian: با دقت اندازه گیری کردن	Pashto: په دقت میچول
Portuguese: medir	Romanian: a măsura	Russian: измерять
Slovak: odmerať	Slovenian: izmeriti	Serbian: izmeriti
Swedish: mäta	Thai: วัดด้วยมาตรวัด; เครื่องวั	Turkish: ölçmek
Taiwanese: 精確測量	Ukrainian: виміряти	Urdu: کسی چیز کو ناپنا
Vietnamese: đo	Chinese: 精确测量
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