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Meaning of gauge in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ɡeɪdʒ/

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  1. Verb

    gauge

    Definitions

    1. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

    Examples

    • « I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds »

    Derived terms

    • appraisal
    • approximation
    • conjecture
    • estimate
    • estimation
    • evaluator
    • guess
    • guesser
    • hypothesis
    • idea
    • judge
    • judgement
    • judging
    • judgment
    • speculation
    • supposition
    • surmisal
    • surmise
  2. 2. rub to a uniform size

    Examples

    • « gauge bricks »
  3. 3. determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation

    Examples

    • « gauge the wine barrels »

    Derived terms

    • gage
  4. 4. measure precisely and against a standard

    Examples

    • « the wire is gauged »

    Derived terms

    • standard of measurement
  5. 5. adapt to a specified measurement

    Examples

    • « gauge the instruments »
  6. 6. mix in specific proportions

    Examples

    • « gauge plaster »
  7. Noun

    gauge

    Etymology

    Middle English (denoting a standard measure): from Old French gauge (noun), gauger (verb), variant of Old Northern French jauge (noun), jauger (verb), of unknown origin

    Definitions

    1. a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
  8. 2. accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
  9. 3. the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
  10. 4. the thickness of wire
  11. 5. diameter of a tube or gun barrel

    Derived terms

    • bore
    • calibrate
    • drill

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