· a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

Synonym(s): gage

Hypernym(s): measuring_instrument, measuring_system, measuring_device

· accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

Synonym(s): standard_of_measurement

Hypernym(s): standard, criterion, measure, touchstone

· the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train

Hypernym(s): distance, length

· the thickness of wire

Hypernym(s): thickness

· diameter of a tube or gun barrel

Synonym(s): bore, caliber, calibre

Hypernym(s): diameter, diam

· judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

Synonym(s): estimate, approximate, guess, judge

Hypernym(s): calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work_out, reckon, figure

· rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks"

Hypernym(s): rub

· determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels"

Hypernym(s): determine, find, find_out, ascertain

· measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged"

Hypernym(s): quantify, measure

· adapt to a specified measurement; "gauge the instruments"

Hypernym(s): standardize, standardise

· mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"

Hypernym(s): blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge