Dictionary entry details
• GAUGE (noun)
Meaning:
A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gauge; gage
Hypernyms ("gauge" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gauge"):
anemometer; wind gage; wind gauge (a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind)
wire gage; wire gauge (gauge for measuring the diameter of wire)
water gage; water gauge; water glass (gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir)
vacuum gage; vacuum gauge (a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure)
scribing block; surface gage; surface gauge (gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces)
strain gage; strain gauge (a gauge for measuring strain in a surface)
pluviometer; rain gage; rain gauge; udometer (gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation)
pressure gage; pressure gauge (gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure)
gas gage; gas gauge; gasoline gage; gasoline gauge (gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle)
dipstick (a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level)
depth gage; depth gauge (a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities)
Meaning:
Accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
standard of measurement; gauge
Hypernyms ("gauge" is a kind of...):
criterion; measure; standard; touchstone (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated)
Meaning:
The distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("gauge" is a kind of...):
distance; length (size of the gap between two places)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gauge"):
standard gauge (railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches)
narrow gauge (a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches)
broad gauge (a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches)
Meaning:
The thickness of wire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("gauge" is a kind of...):
thickness (the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width)
Meaning:
Diameter of a tube or gun barrel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
caliber; calibre; bore; gauge
Hypernyms ("gauge" is a kind of...):
diam; diameter (the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference)
• GAUGE (verb)
Meaning:
Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
estimate; gauge; approximate; guess; judge
Context example:
I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
Hypernyms (to "gauge" is one way to...):
calculate; cipher; compute; cypher; figure; reckon; work out (make a mathematical calculation or computation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "gauge"):
truncate (approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one)
count; reckon (take account of)
make (calculate as being)
assess (estimate the value of (property) for taxation)
lowball; underestimate (make a deliberately low estimate)
give (estimate the duration or outcome of something)
place; put; set (estimate)
misgauge (gauge something incorrectly or improperly)
quantise; quantize (approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values)
guesstimate (estimate based on a calculation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Rub to a uniform size
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
gauge bricks
Hypernyms (to "gauge" is one way to...):
rub (move over something with pressure)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
gauge the wine barrels
Hypernyms (to "gauge" is one way to...):
ascertain; determine; find; find out (establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Measure precisely and against a standard
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
the wire is gauged
Hypernyms (to "gauge" is one way to...):
measure; quantify (express as a number or measure or quantity)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Adapt to a specified measurement
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
gauge the instruments
Hypernyms (to "gauge" is one way to...):
standardise; standardize (cause to conform to standard or norm)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Mix in specific proportions
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
gauge plaster
Hypernyms (to "gauge" is one way to...):
blend; coalesce; combine; commingle; conflate; flux; fuse; immix; meld; merge; mix (mix together different elements)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
