Definitions for gauge

Definitions for (noun) gauge

Main entry: gage, gauge

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


Definitions for (verb) gauge

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


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