Definisjon av gauge

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Noun

gauge - a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
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measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
anemometer, wind gage, wind gauge a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind
depth gage, depth gauge a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities
dipstick a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level
gas gage, gas gauge, gasoline gage, gasoline gauge, petrol gage, petrol gauge gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle
pressure gage, pressure gauge gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure
pluviometer, rain gage, rain gauge, udometer gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation
strain gage, strain gauge a gauge for measuring strain in a surface
scribing block, surface gage, surface gauge gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces
vacuum gage, vacuum gauge a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure
water gage, water gauge, water glass gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir
gauge - the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
length, distance a section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing"
broad gauge a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches
narrow gauge a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches
gauge - accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
standard of measurement
touchstone, criterion, standard, measure the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"
gauge - the thickness of wire
gauge - diameter of a tube or gun barrel
bore, caliber, calibre
diam, diameter the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference

Verb

gauge - measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged"
quantify, measure express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"
gauge - determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels"
ascertain, find out, determine, find learn or discover with certainty
gauge - mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"
conflate, immix, coalesce, commingle, blend, merge, meld, flux, fuse, mix, combine fuse or cause to grow together
gauge - adapt to a specified measurement; "gauge the instruments"
standardise, standardize cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and measures were standardized"
gauge - rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks"
rub move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
gauge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
estimate, approximate, guess, judge
compute, cipher, cypher, figure, calculate, reckon, work out understand; "He didn't figure her"
overrate, overestimate make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own powers"
lowball, underestimate make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"
quantise, quantize apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor; "Quantize gravity"
misgauge gauge something incorrectly or improperly
put, place, set attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"
give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
lowball, underestimate make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"
assess estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years"
make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
reckon, count take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon"
truncate make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
guesstimate estimate based on a calculation
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Substantiv

gauge - A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard.
gauge - An act of measuring.
gauge - Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge.
gauge - A thickness of sheet metal or wire designated by any of several numbering schemes.
gauge - The distance between the rails of a railway.
gauge - A semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space.
gauge - The number of stitches per inch, centimetre, or other unit of distance.

Verb

gauge - To measure or determine usually with a gauge; to measure the capacity, character, or ability of; to estimate; to judge of.

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  • gauge
    The quantity, size, weight, distance or capacity of a substance compared to a designated standard.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) gauge
  • Presens: gauge / gauges
  • Preteritum: gauged
  • Perfektum: (have) gauged

Substantiv

  • Entall: gauge
  • Flertall: gauges

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