gauge
Meaning of gauge
noun
- an instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something.
a fuel gauge
- the thickness, size, or capacity of something, especially as a standard measure.
- the position of a sailing ship to windward ( the weather gage ) or leeward ( the lee gage ) of another.
the French fleet was heavily outnumbered but had the weather gage
- estimate or determine the amount, level, or volume of.
astronomers can gauge the star's intrinsic brightness
- measure the dimensions of (an object) with a gauge.
when dry, the assemblies can be gauged exactly and planed to width
Middle English (denoting a standard measure): from Old French gauge (noun), gauger (verb), variant of Old Northern French jauge (noun), jauger (verb), of unknown origin.
Information about gauge
- The plural form of gauge is: gauges.
- Languages in which gauge is used:
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gauge
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- gauge is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
gauge synonyms
Meaning gage:
Meaning bore:
Meaning estimate:
estimate, approximate, guess, judge
Meaning US spelling of metre1:
Meaning a graduated rod or tape used for ascertaining the size of something:
Meaning a thing that indicates the state or level of something:
Meaning a face of a clock or watch that is marked to show units of time:
Meaning each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another:
Meaning (in a book or set of books) an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc. with reference to the pages on which they are mentioned:
Meaning a performance, show, or event staged for public entertainment:
Meaning the relative extent of something; a thing's overall dimensions or magnitude; how big something is:
Meaning the area covered by something:
Meaning the amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present:
Meaning the extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant:
Meaning the maximum amount that something can contain:
Meaning size:
Meaning the measurement or extent of something from side to side; the lesser of two or the least of three dimensions of a body:
Meaning the distance or measurement from side to side of something; width:
Meaning a region or part of a town, a country, or the world:
Meaning the distance through an object, as distinct from width or height:
Meaning the full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers:
Meaning the distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something:
Meaning the measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top:
Meaning a transverse measurement of something; width or thickness:
Meaning determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically:
Meaning reckon or calculate (a figure or amount):
Meaning cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature:
Meaning find (something) out for certain; make sure of:
Meaning determine the total number of (a collection of items):
Meaning find out how heavy (someone or something) is, typically using scales:
Meaning express or measure the quantity of:
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Words that rhyme with gauge
Auge, auge, bauge, autogauge, countergauge, langauge, misgauge, outgauge, regauge, undergauge, Hauge, Lauge, Hauppauge, rampauge
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