gauge

Definitions of gauge in various dictionaries:

noun - a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

noun - accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

noun - the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train

noun - the thickness of wire

noun - diameter of a tube or gun barrel

verb - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

verb - rub to a uniform size

verb - determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation

verb - measure precisely and against a standard

verb - adapt to a specified measurement

verb - mix in specific proportions

A standard or scale of measurement.

A standard dimension, quantity, or capacity.

An instrument for measuring or testing.

A means of estimating or evaluating; a test: a gauge of character.

The position of a vessel in relation to another vessel and the wind.

The distance between the two rails of a railroad.

The distance between two wheels on an axle.

The interior diameter of a shotgun barrel as determined by the number of lead balls of a size exactly fitting the barrel that are required to make one pound.

The amount of plaster of Paris combined with common plaster to speed setting of the mixture.

Thickness or diameter, as of sheet metal or wire.

The fineness of knitted cloth as determined by the number of loops per 12 inches.

To measure precisely.

To determine the capacity, volume, or contents of.

To evaluate or judge: gauge a person’s ability.

To adapt to a specified measurement.

To mix (plaster) in specific proportions.

To chip or rub (bricks or stones) to size.

verb - to measure precisely