English noun: gauge | |||
1. | gauge (artifact) a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. | ||
Synonyms | gage | ||
Broader (hypernym) | measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anemometer, 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 | ||
Synonyms | standard of measurement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | criterion, measure, standard, touchstone | ||
3. | gauge (attribute) the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train | ||
Broader (hypernym) | distance, length | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | broad gauge, narrow gauge, standard gauge | ||
4. | gauge (attribute) the thickness of wire | ||
Broader (hypernym) | thickness | ||
5. | gauge (attribute) diameter of a tube or gun barrel | ||
Synonyms | bore, caliber, calibre | ||
Broader (hypernym) | diam, diameter | ||
English verb: gauge | |||
1. | gauge (cognition) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) | ||
Samples | I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds. | ||
Synonyms | approximate, estimate, guess, judge | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | assess, count, give, guesstimate, lowball, make, misgauge, place, put, quantise, quantize, reckon, set, truncate, underestimate | ||
2. | gauge (contact) rub to a uniform size | ||
Samples | Gauge bricks. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rub | ||
3. | gauge (communication) determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation | ||
Samples | Gauge the wine barrels. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ascertain, determine, find, find out | ||
4. | gauge (change) measure precisely and against a standard | ||
Samples | The wire is gauged. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | measure, quantify | ||
5. | gauge (change) adapt to a specified measurement | ||
Samples | Gauge the instruments. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | standardise, standardize | ||
6. | gauge (change) mix in specific proportions | ||
Samples | Gauge plaster. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix | ||