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{{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (AmE also gage) noun1 measuring instrumentADJECTIVE▪ accurate▪ fuel, gas (AmE), oil, petrol (BrE)▪ depth, pressure, rain, temperatureVERB + GAUGE▪ check, glance at, look at, read▪
The pilot checked the fuel gauge frequently.
GAUGE + VERB▪ indicate sth, read sth, show sth, tell sb sth▪The fuel gauge was reading ‘empty’.
▪The depth gauge tells you how deep you have dived.
▪ measure sth2 distance between railsADJECTIVE▪ broad, narrow, standard3 fact for judging sthADJECTIVE▪ accurate, good, reliable, usefulVERB + GAUGE▪ be seen as, serve as▪This company is seen as a gauge of our industrial well-being.
PREPOSITION▪ gauge of{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}(AmE also gage) verbADVERB▪ accurately, correctly, precisely, properly▪ carefullyVERB + GAUGE▪ be able to, can▪ try to▪ be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to▪It is difficult to gauge accurately how much fuel is needed
Gauge is used with these nouns as the object: ↑distance, ↑effectiveness, ↑expression, ↑extent, ↑impact, ↑mood, ↑progress, ↑reaction, ↑response, ↑success
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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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gauge — may refer to:In measurements:* American wire gauge, a measurement of diameter of a wire * Gauge (bore diameter), the diameter of a shotgun barrel * Stubs Iron Wire Gauge, which corresponds to the diameter of a hypodermic needle **See also * Sheet … Wikipedia
gauge — [gāj] n. [ME < NormFr: see the GAUGE vt.] 1. a standard measure or scale of measurement 2. dimensions, capacity, thickness, etc. 3. any device for measuring something, as the thickness of wire, the dimensions of a machined part, the amount of… … English World dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gauge — (ingl.) En lenguaje técnico, medida de la *distancia o el *hueco de ciertas cosas; por ejemplo, el tamaño del punto en los tejidos de punto, o la distancia entre los rieles de una *vía. * * * En física, las teorías extensamente aceptadas del… … Enciclopedia Universal
Gauge — bezeichnet: Gauge (Technik), Maße für Größenangaben, speziell Eichmaße und Endmaße, sowie Messgeräte, speziell Messuhren, Messlehren oder Schieblehren Gauge (Fluss), Fluss in Nordwest England Gauge (Pornodarstellerin) (* 1980), amerikanische… … Deutsch Wikipedia
gauge — (v.) ascertain by exact measurements, mid 15c., from Anglo Fr. gauge (mid 14c.), from O.N.Fr. gauger (O.Fr. jauger), from gauge gauging rod, perhaps from Frankish *galgo rod, pole for measuring (Cf. O.N. gelgja pole, perch, O.H.G. galgo; see… … Etymology dictionary
Gauge — [geidʒ] das; <aus engl. gauge »Normalmaß« zu altfr. gauger »messen«, weitere Herkunft unsicher> in der Strumpffabrikation Maß zur Angabe der Maschenzahl u. damit zur Feinheit des Erzeugnisses; Abk.: gg … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
gauge — [n] measure, standard barometer, basis, benchmark, bore, capacity, check, criterion, degree, depth, example, exemplar, extent, guide, guideline, height, indicator, magnitude, mark, meter, model, norm, pattern, rule, sample, scale, scope, size,… … New thesaurus
gauge — sb. (fk.), gauge (mål for masketæthed i strik) … Dansk ordbog
gauge — (chiefly US also gage) ► NOUN 1) an instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something. 2) the thickness, size, or capacity of a wire, sheet, tube, bullet, etc., especially as a standard measure. 3) … English terms dictionary
