Gauge (Noun)
Meaning 1
Diameter of a tube or gun barrel.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The rifle's gauge was 12, making it suitable for hunting large game.
- The engineer carefully measured the gauge of the pipe to ensure a secure fit.
- The shotgun's gauge was larger than the pistol's caliber.
- The firearm expert examined the barrel to determine its gauge.
- The plumber used a specialized tool to measure the gauge of the copper tubing.
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Meaning 2
Accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The new employee's performance will be used as a gauge to evaluate the success of the company's training program.
- The gauge for acceptable noise levels in residential areas is set by the local government.
- The coach considered last year's team to be the gauge by which all future teams would be measured.
- The professor used her first published paper as a gauge to assess the quality of her students' work.
- The city's standard of living is often used as a gauge to compare the economic development of neighboring cities.
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Meaning 3
The distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The standard gauge of most railways is 1435 millimeters between the inner edges of the rails.
- The train's wheels were designed to fit the narrow gauge of the mountain railway.
- The engineer carefully checked the gauge of the tracks to ensure safe passage of the train.
- The gauge of the model train was precisely scaled down from the real thing.
- The old railway line had a broad gauge that was no longer in use today.
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Meaning 4
The thickness of wire.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The electrician carefully selected a wire with the correct gauge for the circuit to ensure safe and efficient operation.
- A lower gauge wire would be thicker and better suited for the heavy-duty application.
- The gauge of the wire used in the DIY project was too thin, causing it to overheat and fail.
- The wire gauge chart helped the engineer determine the optimal thickness for the new design.
- The craftsman used a wire gauge tool to measure the thickness of the copper wire before shaping it into a decorative piece.
Meaning 5
A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc..
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The mechanic used a gauge to measure the air pressure in the tires before the road trip.
- The weather station's rain gauge collected and measured the amount of rainfall over the past week.
- The electrician used a wire gauge to determine the correct size of wire for the new circuit.
- The fuel gauge on the dashboard indicated that the car was running low on gas.
- The pressure gauge on the scuba tank showed that it was almost empty.
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- Strain Gage
- Pluviometer
- Wire Gage
- Vacuum Gage
- Pressure Gage
- Petrol Gage
- Wind Gage
- Scribing Block
- Udometer
- Gas Gage
- Rain Gage
- Surface Gage
- Water Gage
- Gas Gauge
- Petrol Gauge
- Water Glass
- Depth Gage
- Wind Gauge
- Gasoline Gage