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gauge (gāj)

noun

  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 liquid in a container, steam pressure, etc.
  4. any means of estimating or judging
  5. the distance between the rails of a rail track
  6. the distance between parallel wheels at opposite ends of an axle
  7. the size of a bore, esp. of a shotgun, expressed in terms of the number per pound of round lead balls of a diameter equal to that of the bore
  8. the thickness of sheet metal, diameter of wire, etc.
    1. a measure of the fineness of a knitted or crocheted fabric
    2. the fineness of a machine-knitted fabric expressed in terms of the number of loops per 1 inches
  10. Naut. the position of a ship in relation to another ship and the wind a sailboat that has the weather gauge of another boat is to windward of it
  11. Plastering the amount of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to hasten its setting

Etymology: ME < NormFr: see the gauge

transitive verb gauged, gaug′·ing

  1. to measure accurately by means of a gauge
  2. to measure the size, amount, extent, or capacity of
  3. to estimate; judge; appraise
  4. to bring to correct gauge; make conform with a standard
  5. Masonry to cut or rub (bricks or stone) to a desired shape
  6. Plastering to mix (plaster) in the proportions required for a specified setting time

Etymology: ME gaugen < NormFr gaugier, prob. < VL *gallicare < ?

gauge Related Forms

gauge′·able adjective

gauge Synonyms

gauge

n.

measure, mark, check, scale, criterion, guideline, yardstick, standard, norm; see also criterion. See syn. study at standard.

gauge Synonyms

gauge

v.

weigh, assess, calibrate, calculate; see estimate 1, measure 1.

gauge Telecom Definition

The measure of the diameter, or thickness, of a conductor.The thicker the wire, the less the resistance, the stronger the signal over a given distance, and the better the overall performance of the medium. Thicker wires also offer the advantage of greater break strength.Thicker wires, however, also require more metal, which makes them heavier and more difficult to bend, which ultimately increases both acquisition and deployment costs. By way of example, the first long-line copper wire telephone circuits were strung between New York and Chicago. Consisting of uninsulated hard drawn copper conductors about as thick as a pencil, the two-wire circuit weighed 870,000 pounds, filled a twenty-two car freight train and cost US$130,000 for the copper alone. The most commonly used measurements of gauge are American Wire Gauge (AWG), Imperial Standard Wire Gauge, and metric gauge. See also AWG, break strength, Imperial Standard Wire Gauge, metric gauge, and resistance.

gauge Usage Examples

Object

opinion: A number of surveys to gage customer opinion have been used.

Converse of object

knit: Fine gage knit, tubular body construction for shape retention.

Adjective modifier

  • 2ft: Perhaps Orenstein & Koppel's design was specifically developed to obtain a lower center of gravity on 2ft gage?
  • narrow: In 1922 a narrow gage electric railroad opened to take passengers the full length of the Pier.
  • 4ft: The tramway was 4ft 2in gage and originally single track with passing places.
  • 3in: Corris is unusual in that it has a 2ft 3in gage.
  • 1ft: An inside framer, Penrhyn had had a bit of a job to reduce her from 2ft to 1ft 10¾in gage.
  • 5ft: Unfortunately it is a 5ft gage Finnish locomotive and therefore will not be useable on the main Epping Ongar Railroad line.

Modifies a noun

  • railroad: This is a narrow gage railroad however bicycles can be carried on request.
  • boson: Quartic gage boson couplings are implemented according to the Standard Model only ( no anomalous couplings ).
  • locomotive: We come now to the three 5ft 6in gage locomotives.
  • tramway: From its head 3 foot gage tramway tracks led to the working faces.
  • loco: It was built in 1863 and was the first ( alongside sister engine Princess ) 2ft gage steam loco built.
  • steam: It was the first line in the world to be designed from it's outset as a narrow gage steam hauled system.

Noun used with modifier

  • 0in: In addition to the 2ft 6in gage line, there were at one time two 2ft 0in gage lines operating in the works.
  • feeler: Check your tuning, then re-check the gap with the feeler gage and re-adjust as needed.
  • loading: Built for speed, with gentle gradients, it had a generous loading gage, to match the hoped for larger continental wagons.
  • strain: Strain gages are used for determining the strains of components under load.
  • tide: Location of the Newlyn tide gage, UK © What is GLOSS?
  • temp: Engine temp gage always remains steady, just under half, where it's always run once warmed up.

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