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