Dictionary Definition
gauge
Noun
1 a measuring instrument for measuring and
indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount
of rain etc. [syn: gage]
2 accepted or approved instance or example of a
quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or
compared [syn: standard
of measurement]
3 the distance between the rails of a railway or
between the wheels of a train
4 the thickness of wire
Verb
1 judge tentatively or form an estimate of
(quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three
pounds" [syn: estimate,
approximate,
guess, judge]
2 rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks"
3 determine the capacity, volume, or contents of
by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels"
4 measure precisely and against a standard; "the
wire is gauged"
5 adapt to a specified measurement; "gauge the
instruments"
6 mix in specific proportions; "gauge
plaster"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Alternative spellings
Pronunciation
- ɡeɪdʒ
- geIdZ
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- Rhymes: -eɪdʒ
Noun
- A measure; a
standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions,
distance, or capacity; a standard; an act of measuring.
- 2007. Zerzan, John. Silence. p. 2.
- The record of philosophy vis-à-vis silence is generally dismal, as good a gauge as any to its overall failure.
- 2007. Zerzan, John. Silence. p. 2.
- Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge.
- A form of jewelry which creates a hole of variable size in the earlobe, popular especially among some young people in the West, perhaps on analogy with similar devices found in various non-Western indigenous cultures.
- The distance between the rails of a railway.
- In the context of "mathematics|analysis": A semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space.
Translations
A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument
to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard; an act
of measuring
- Finnish: mitta
- Portuguese: medida
- Swedish: mått
Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating
the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge;
a steam gauge
- Finnish: mittari
The distance between the rails of a railway
- Finnish: raideleveys
A semi-norm; a function that assigns a
non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space
- Finnish: puolinormi
Derived terms
Verb
Translations
- Finnish: mitata
References
Extensive Definition
Gauge may refer to:
In measurements:
- American wire gauge, a measurement of diameter of a wire
- Gauge (bore diameter), the diameter of a shotgun barrel
- Stubs
Iron Wire Gauge, which corresponds to the diameter of a
hypodermic needle
- See also :Category:Wire gauges
- Sheet metal gauge, thickness of metal in sheet form - varies by composition
- Gauge (engineering), any of a variety of measurement devices.
- Sight glass for measuring liquid level heights in storage tanks and pressure vessels
- Gauge blocks, precision measuring standards (Johansson or slip gauges)
- Boost gauge, a gauge used in conjunction with turbo- super-chargers
- Pressure gauge or vacuum gauge, see pressure measurement
- Gauge (mathematics), a semi norm, a concept related to convex sets
- Stream gauge for measuring height and discharge of a river or stream
- The size of a stretched piercing, see stretching (body piercing)
- Film gauge, a physical property of film stock which defines its size
- Instrument panel of a car
- Gage R&R, a statistical tool to measure variation arising from the measurement device and its operators
In physics:
In railroads:
- Rail gauge, the distance between the two rails forming a railroad track
- Standard gauge
- Narrow gauge railway
- Broad gauge
- Loading gauge - maximum width and height of engines and loaded wagons, etc.
- Structure gauge - minimum size of bridges, tunnels, platforms, etc.
- Axle load - maximum weight of axles for a given track
- Break of gauge
Other:
- Gauge (knitting), the number of stitches in a given length
- Change of gauge (aviation), when an aircraft type changes at a stopping point of a direct flight
- Gauge (porn star), the stage name of a pornographic film star
- 12 Gauge, a Canadian country music group, see Emerson Drive
See also
gauge in German: Gauge
gauge in Spanish: Calibre
gauge in Indonesian: Kaliber
gauge in Polish: Kaliber
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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touchstone, transit, transit theodolite,
triangulate, try
square, type, valuate, value, vernier, vernier caliper,
volume, weigh, width, winnow, yardstick