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English to English noun
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a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. | source: wordnet30
| 2 |
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared | source: wordnet30
| 3 |
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train | source: wordnet30 source: wordnet30
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diameter of a tube or gun barrel | source: wordnet30
| 6 |
A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard. | source: webster1913 verb
| 7 |
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) |
• I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
source: wordnet30 Example:
• gauge bricks
source: wordnet30
| 9 |
determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation |
• gauge the wine barrels
source: wordnet30
| 10 |
measure precisely and against a standard |
• the wire is gauged
source: wordnet30
| 11 |
adapt to a specified measurement |
• gauge the instruments
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| 12 |
mix in specific proportions |
• gauge plaster
source: wordnet30
| 13 |
To measure or determine with a gauge. | source: webster1913
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