Definition: a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
Main entry: caliber, calibre, bore, gauge
Definition: diameter of a tube or gun barrel
Main entry: gauge
Definition: the thickness of wire
Main entry: gauge
Definition: the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
Main entry: gauge, standard of measurement
Definition: accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
Main entry: gauge
Definition: mix in specific proportions
Usage: gauge plaster
Main entry: gauge
Definition: adapt to a specified measurement
Usage: gauge the instruments
Main entry: gauge
Definition: measure precisely and against a standard
Usage: the wire is gauged
Main entry: judge, approximate, estimate, gauge, guess
Definition: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
Usage: I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
Main entry: gauge
Definition: determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
Usage: gauge the wine barrels
Main entry: gauge
Definition: rub to a uniform size
Usage: gauge bricks