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Engelsk navneord: gauge

1. gauge (om genstand) a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)gage


Mindre specifikke termermeasuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system


Mere specifikke termeranemometer, depth gage, depth gauge, dipstick, gas gage, gas gauge, gasoline gage, gasoline gauge, petrol gage, petrol gauge, pluviometer, pressure gage, pressure gauge, rain gage, rain gauge, scribing block, strain gage, strain gauge, surface gage, surface gauge, udometer, vacuum gage, vacuum gauge, water gage, water gauge, water glass, wind gage, wind gauge, wire gage, wire gauge

2. gauge accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)standard of measurement


Mindre specifikke termercriterion, measure, standard, touchstone

3. gauge (om egenskab) the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train


Mindre specifikke termerdistance, length


Mere specifikke termerbroad gauge, narrow gauge, standard gauge

4. gauge (om egenskab) the thickness of wire


Mindre specifikke termerthickness

5. gauge (om egenskab) diameter of a tube or gun barrel


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)bore, caliber, calibre


Mindre specifikke termerdiam, diameter


Engelsk udsagnsord: gauge

1. gauge (om erkendelse) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningI estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)approximate, estimate, guess, judge


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s PP.
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE


Mindre specifikke termercalculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out


Mere specifikke termerassess, count, give, guesstimate, lowball, make, misgauge, place, put, quantise, quantize, reckon, set, truncate, underestimate

2. gauge (om relation) rub to a uniform size


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningGauge bricks.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something


Mindre specifikke termerrub

3. gauge (om kommunikation) determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningGauge the wine barrels.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something


Mindre specifikke termerascertain, determine, find, find out

4. gauge (om ændring) measure precisely and against a standard


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThe wire is gauged.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something


Mindre specifikke termermeasure, quantify

5. gauge (om ændring) adapt to a specified measurement


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningGauge the instruments.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something


Mindre specifikke termerstandardise, standardize

6. gauge (om ændring) mix in specific proportions


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningGauge plaster.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Mindre specifikke termerblend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix









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