Definition: a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
Similar words: measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system
Definition: instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
Synonyms: caliber, calibre, bore, gauge
Definition: diameter of a tube or gun barrel
Definition: the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
Synonyms: gauge
Definition: the thickness of wire
Similar words: thickness
Definition: the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
Synonyms: gauge
Definition: the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
Similar words: length, distance
Definition: size of the gap between two places
Usage: the distance from New York to Chicago; he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: standard, touchstone, measure, criterion
Definition: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
Usage: the schools comply with federal standards; they set the measure for all subsequent work
Synonyms: gauge
Definition: mix in specific proportions
Usage: gauge plaster
Similar words: conflate, mix, meld, merge, immix, fuse, flux, coalesce, combine, commingle, blend
Definition: mix together different elements
Usage: The colors blend well
Synonyms: gauge
Definition: adapt to a specified measurement
Usage: gauge the instruments
Similar words: standardise, standardize
Definition: cause to conform to standard or norm
Usage: The weights and measures were standardized
Synonyms: gauge
Definition: measure precisely and against a standard
Usage: the wire is gauged
Similar words: measure, quantify
Definition: express as a number or measure or quantity
Usage: Can you quantify your results?
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: compute, cipher, calculate, cypher, reckon, work out, figure
Definition: make a mathematical calculation or computation
Synonyms: gauge
Definition: determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
Usage: gauge the wine barrels
Similar words: ascertain, find, find out, determine
Definition: establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
Usage: find the product of two numbers; The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
Synonyms: gauge
Definition: rub to a uniform size
Usage: gauge bricks
Similar words: rub
Definition: move over something with pressure
Usage: rub my hands; rub oil into her skin