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
5 |
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) | Example:
• I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
source: wordnet30 Example:
• gauge bricks
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9 |
determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation | Example:
• gauge the wine barrels
source: wordnet30
10 |
measure precisely and against a standard | Example:
• the wire is gauged
source: wordnet30
11 |
adapt to a specified measurement | Example:
• gauge the instruments
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12 |
mix in specific proportions | Example:
• gauge plaster
source: wordnet30
13 |
To measure or determine with a gauge. | source: webster1913
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