gauge
English Thesaurus
1. a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. (noun.artifact)
hyponym | : | depth gage, depth gauge, |
definition | : | a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | dipstick, |
definition | : | a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | wire gage, wire gauge, |
definition | : | gauge for measuring the diameter of wire (noun.artifact) |
2. diameter of a tube or gun barrel (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | diam, diameter, |
definition | : | the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference (noun.attribute) |
3. the thickness of wire (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | thickness, |
definition | : | the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width (noun.attribute) |
4. the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | distance, length, |
definition | : | size of the gap between two places (noun.attribute) |
hyponym | : | broad gauge, |
definition | : | a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | narrow gauge, |
definition | : | a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | standard gauge, |
definition | : | railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches (noun.artifact) |
5. accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared (noun.linkdef)
6. mix in specific proportions (verb.change)
hypernym | : | blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix, |
definition | : | mix together different elements (verb.change) |
7. adapt to a specified measurement (verb.change)
8. measure precisely and against a standard (verb.change)
hypernym | : | measure, quantify, |
definition | : | express as a number or measure or quantity (verb.change) |
9. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) (verb.cognition)
hyponym | : | quantise, quantize, |
definition | : | approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | misgauge, |
definition | : | gauge something incorrectly or improperly (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | place, put, set, |
definition | : | estimate (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | give, |
definition | : | estimate the duration or outcome of something (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | assess, |
definition | : | estimate the value of (property) for taxation (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | make, |
definition | : | calculate as being (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | count, reckon, |
definition | : | take account of (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | truncate, |
definition | : | approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | guesstimate, |
definition | : | estimate based on a calculation (verb.communication) |
10. determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation (verb.communication)
hypernym | : | ascertain, determine, find, find out, |
definition | : | establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study (verb.communication) |
11. rub to a uniform size (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | rub, |
definition | : | move over something with pressure (verb.contact) |
12. a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | gauge, |
definition | : | determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation (verb.communication) |
13. diameter of a tube or gun barrel (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | calibrate, |
definition | : | measure the caliber of (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | bore, drill, |
definition | : | make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool (verb.contact) |
14. accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared (noun.linkdef)
derivation | : | gauge, |
definition | : | measure precisely and against a standard (verb.change) |
15. measure precisely and against a standard (verb.change)
derivation | : | gauge, standard of measurement, |
definition | : | accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared (noun.linkdef) |
16. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | estimate, estimation, |
definition | : | a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody (noun.act) |
derivation | : | judgement, judging, judgment, |
definition | : | the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | appraisal, estimate, estimation, |
definition | : | a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | estimate, |
definition | : | a statement indicating the likely cost of some job (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | evaluator, judge, |
definition | : | an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality (noun.person) |
derivation | : | guesser, |
definition | : | a person who guesses (noun.person) |
17. determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation (verb.communication)
derivation | : | gage, gauge, |
definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. (noun.artifact) |
18. a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | gauge, |
definition | : | determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation (verb.communication) |
19. diameter of a tube or gun barrel (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | calibrate, |
definition | : | measure the caliber of (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | bore, drill, |
definition | : | make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool (verb.contact) |
20. accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared (noun.linkdef)
derivation | : | gauge, |
definition | : | measure precisely and against a standard (verb.change) |
21. measure precisely and against a standard (verb.change)
derivation | : | gauge, standard of measurement, |
definition | : | accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared (noun.linkdef) |
22. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | estimate, estimation, |
definition | : | a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody (noun.act) |
derivation | : | judgement, judging, judgment, |
definition | : | the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | appraisal, estimate, estimation, |
definition | : | a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | estimate, |
definition | : | a statement indicating the likely cost of some job (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | evaluator, judge, |
definition | : | an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality (noun.person) |
derivation | : | guesser, |
definition | : | a person who guesses (noun.person) |
23. determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation (verb.communication)
derivation | : | gage, gauge, |
definition | : | a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. (noun.artifact) |
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