Definition of Gauge

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Definition of Gauge

Gauge

To measure or determine with a gauge.

To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg.

To measure the dimensions of, or to test the accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock.

To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment.

To measure the capacity, character, or ability of; to estimate; to judge of.

A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard.

Measure; dimensions; estimate.

Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or template; as, a button maker's gauge.

Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge.

Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind; as, a vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it.

The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.

The distance between the rails of a railway.

The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to accelerate its setting.

That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles.

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Gauge Quotations

The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress.
Ramana Maharshi

My philosophy is the thicker the wood the thicker the sound, the bigger the string the bigger the sound. My smallest string is a 14 gauge.
Dick Dale

Well, gauge theory is very fundamental to our understanding of physical forces these days. But they are also dependent on a mathematical idea, which has been around for longer than gauge theory has.
Roger Penrose

I am 58 and it's difficult for people to gauge my age.
Richard O'Brien

Gay culture is surviving and thriving. Some activists believe the recent rise in homophobic violence might be a gauge of the success of positive gay images.
Lance Loud

I try to gauge whether a girl likes me before I make a move. I would write a page-long note to a girl.If she wrote a whole page back, I knew she liked me, too. If she wrote back like two words, then I figured I'd move on.
Devon Werkheiser

It's difficult to gauge that. With a bad guy you just know you're bad. To play a nice guy is harder - unless you are a very nice person like me of course.
James D'arcy

Gauge Translations

gauge in French is jauge
gauge in Spanish is calibrar

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