gauge
A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
Other meanings
An act of measuring.
Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things
A kind of
- measuring instrument
Kinds of gauge
- wind gauge
- depth gauge
- gasoline gauge
- pressure gauge
- rain gauge
- strain gauge
- surface gauge
- vacuum gauge
Related words
- alarm gauge
- American gauge
- American wire gauge
- Birmingham gauge
- Birmingham wire gauge
- break of gauge
- ear gauge
- break-of-gauge station
- Coulomb gauge
- cream gauge
- crusher gauge
- depth gauge
Word history
From Middle English "gauge".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “gauge” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.