'Gauge' definitions:
Definition of 'gauge'
From: WordNet
noun
A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. [syn: gauge, gage]
noun
Accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared [syn: gauge, standard of measurement]
noun
The distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
noun
The thickness of wire
noun
verb
Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" [syn: estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge]
verb
Rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks"
verb
Determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels"
verb
Measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged"
verb
Adapt to a specified measurement; "gauge the instruments"
verb
Mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"
Definition of 'Gauge'
From: GCIDE
- Gauge \Gauge\ (g[=a]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gauged; p. pr. & vb. n. Gauging] [OF. gaugier, F. jauger, cf. OF. gauge gauge, measuring rod, F. jauge; of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an assumed L. qualificare to determine the qualities of a thing (see Qualify); but cf. also F. jalon a measuring stake in surveying, and E. gallon.] [Written also gage.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To measure or determine with a gauge. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mech.) To measure the dimensions of, or to test the accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock. [1913 Webster]
- The vanes nicely gauged on each side. --Derham. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To measure the capacity, character, or ability of; to estimate; to judge of. [1913 Webster]
- You shall not gauge me By what we do to-night. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Gauge'
From: GCIDE
- Gauge \Gauge\, n. [Written also gage.]
- 1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard. [1913 Webster]
- This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and groove to equal breadth by. --Moxon. [1913 Webster]
- There is not in our hands any fixed gauge of minds. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Measure; dimensions; estimate. [1913 Webster]
- The gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mach. & Manuf.) Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or template; as, a button maker's gauge. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Physics) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Naut.) (a) Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind; as, a vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it. (b) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water. --Totten. [1913 Webster]
- 6. The distance between the rails of a railway. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The standard gauge of railroads in most countries is four feet, eight and one half inches. Wide, or broad, gauge, in the United States, is six feet; in England, seven feet, and generally any gauge exceeding standard gauge. Any gauge less than standard gauge is now called narrow gauge. It varies from two feet to three feet six inches. [1913 Webster]
- 7. (Plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to accelerate its setting. [1913 Webster]
- 8. (Building) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles. [1913 Webster]
- Gauge of a carriage, car, etc., the distance between the wheels; -- ordinarily called the track.
- Gauge cock, a stop cock used as a try cock for ascertaining the height of the water level in a steam boiler.
- Gauge concussion (Railroads), the jar caused by a car-wheel flange striking the edge of the rail.
- Gauge glass, a glass tube for a water gauge.
- Gauge lathe, an automatic lathe for turning a round object having an irregular profile, as a baluster or chair round, to a templet or gauge.
- Gauge point, the diameter of a cylinder whose altitude is one inch, and contents equal to that of a unit of a given measure; -- a term used in gauging casks, etc.
- Gauge rod, a graduated rod, for measuring the capacity of barrels, casks, etc.
- Gauge saw, a handsaw, with a gauge to regulate the depth of cut. --Knight.
- Gauge stuff, a stiff and compact plaster, used in making cornices, moldings, etc., by means of a templet.
- Gauge wheel, a wheel at the forward end of a plow beam, to determine the depth of the furrow.
- Joiner's gauge, an instrument used to strike a line parallel to the straight side of a board, etc.
- Printer's gauge, an instrument to regulate the length of the page.
- Rain gauge, an instrument for measuring the quantity of rain at any given place.
- Salt gauge, or Brine gauge, an instrument or contrivance for indicating the degree of saltness of water from its specific gravity, as in the boilers of ocean steamers.
- Sea gauge, an instrument for finding the depth of the sea.
- Siphon gauge, a glass siphon tube, partly filled with mercury, -- used to indicate pressure, as of steam, or the degree of rarefaction produced in the receiver of an air pump or other vacuum; a manometer.
- Sliding gauge. (Mach.) (a) A templet or pattern for gauging the commonly accepted dimensions or shape of certain parts in general use, as screws, railway-car axles, etc. (b) A gauge used only for testing other similar gauges, and preserved as a reference, to detect wear of the working gauges. (c) (Railroads) See Note under Gauge, n., 5.
- Star gauge (Ordnance), an instrument for measuring the diameter of the bore of a cannon at any point of its length.
- Steam gauge, an instrument for measuring the pressure of steam, as in a boiler.
- Tide gauge, an instrument for determining the height of the tides.
- Vacuum gauge, a species of barometer for determining the relative elasticities of the vapor in the condenser of a steam engine and the air.
- Water gauge. (a) A contrivance for indicating the height of a water surface, as in a steam boiler; as by a gauge cock or glass. (b) The height of the water in the boiler.
- Wind gauge, an instrument for measuring the force of the wind on any given surface; an anemometer.
- Wire gauge, a gauge for determining the diameter of wire or the thickness of sheet metal; also, a standard of size. See under Wire. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'gauge'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjust,
- amount,
- amplitude,
- appraise,
- appreciate,
- area,
- assay,
- assess,
- barometer,
- basis,
- benchmark,
- bigness,
- body,
- breadth,
- bulk,
- calculate,
- caliber,
- calibrate,
- caliper,
- calipers,
- call,
- canon,
- capacity,
- catalog,
- categorize,
- chain,
- check,
- check a parameter,
- class,
- classify,
- compass,
- compute,
- coverage,
- criterion,
- degree,
- depth,
- determine,
- dial,
- diameter,
- dimension,
- dimensions,
- dipstick,
- divide,
- dividers,
- enlarge,
- estimate,
- evaluate,
- example,
- expanse,
- expansion,
- extension,
- extent,
- factor,
- fathom,
- feeler gauge,
- figure,
- foot rule,
- form an estimate,
- gage,
- gauge block,
- gauger,
- girth,
- give an appreciation,
- goniometer,
- grade,
- gradiometer,
- graduate,
- graduated scale,
- greatness,
- group,
- guess,
- guide,
- guideline,
- height,
- identify,
- instrument,
- Johansson block,
- judge,
- largeness,
- length,
- level,
- limit,
- line,
- litmus test,
- log,
- log line,
- magnitude,
- make an estimation,
- mark,
- mass,
- match,
- measure,
- measurement,
- measurer,
- mensurate,
- mete,
- meter,
- meterstick,
- micrometer,
- model,
- norm,
- octant,
- pace,
- parameter,
- pattern,
- plumb,
- plumb rule,
- prize,
- probe,
- proportion,
- proportions,
- protractor,
- quadrant,
- quantify,
- quantity,
- quantize,
- radius,
- range,
- rank,
- rate,
- reach,
- reading,
- readout,
- reckon,
- rod,
- rule,
- ruler,
- scale,
- scope,
- sector,
- set square,
- sextant,
- sift,
- size,
- size up,
- sort,
- sort out,
- sound,
- span,
- spirit level,
- spread,
- square,
- standard,
- step,
- survey,
- T square,
- take a reading,
- tape,
- tape measure,
- tapeline,
- test,
- theodolite,
- thrash out,
- touchstone,
- transit,
- transit theodolite,
- triangulate,
- try square,
- type,
- valuate,
- value,
- vernier,
- vernier caliper,
- volume,
- weigh,
- width,
- winnow,
- yardstick
Words containing 'Gauge'
- Gauged,
- Gauging,
- Brine gauge,
- Broad gauge,
- Cream gauge,
- Crusher gauge,
- Gauge cock,
- Gauge concussion,
- Gauge glass,
- Gauge lathe,
- Gauge of a carriage,
- Gauge point,
- Gauge rod,
- Gauge saw,
- Gauge stuff,
- Gauge wheel,
- Gauged brick,
- Gauged mortar,
- Gauging rod,
- Joiner's gauge,
- Lee gauge,
- Micrometer gauge,
- Miter gauge,
- Narrow gauge,
- Pear gauge,
- Pressure gauge,
- Printer's gauge,
- Rain gauge,
- Salt gauge,
- Sea gauge,
- Shot gauge,
- Siphon gauge,
- Sliding gauge,
- Speed gauge,
- Standard gauge,
- Star gauge,
- Steam gauge,
- Surface gauge,
- Tide gauge,
- Vacuum gauge,
- Vernier gauge,
- Water gauge,
- Weather gauge,
- Wide gauge,
- Wind gauge,
- Wire gauge,
- depth gauge,
- fuel gauge,
- gas gauge,
- gasoline gauge,
- gauge boson,
- petrol gauge,
- strain gauge,
- wedge gauge,
- mercurial steam gauge