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noun
- 1. an instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something: "a fuel gauge" Similar
- 2. the thickness, size, or capacity of something, especially as a standard measure. Similar
verb
- 1. estimate or determine the amount, level, or volume of: "astronomers can gauge the star's intrinsic brightness"
- 2. measure the dimensions of (an object) with a gauge: "when dry, the assemblies can be gauged exactly and planed to width" Similar
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The meaning of GAUGE is a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system. How to use gauge in a sentence. Gage vs. Gauge Synonym Discussion of Gauge.
GAUGE definition: 1. to calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device: 2. to make a judgment about…. Learn more.
noun. a standard of measure or measurement. a standard dimension, size, or quantity. any device or instrument for measuring, registering measurements, or testing something, especially for measuring a dimension, quantity, or mechanical accuracy: pressure gauge; marking gauge.
The verb gauge means to estimate or measure, while the noun gauge is a tool you can use to make such a measurement. If you've ever seen someone check the air pressure in a tire, the instrument she used was called a tire gauge.
If you gauge the speed or strength of something, or if you gauge an amount, you measure or calculate it, often by using a device of some kind.
1. To measure the dimensions, capacity, proportions, or amount of (something), especially by means of a gauge: gauged the thickness of the metal part. 2. To evaluate or estimate: gauge a person's interest. 3.
There are two gages: one refers to pledges or securities and is no longer in common general use, and the other is a variant spelling of gauge, which in the noun form refers broadly to measurement (“fine-gauge wire”) or a standard by which something is measured (“polls are a good gauge of how voters might vote”).
Definition of gauge noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
GAUGE definition: 1. to make a judgment about a situation or about what someone thinks or feels: 2. to measure a…. Learn more.
A gage is an instrument for measuring, like the gas gage in your car that tells you it's time to fill 'er up. It's also spelled "gauge." As a verb, to gage is to place a bet. As a noun, it's something thrown down, like a glove you chuck at someone and challenge them to a duel.
