Definitions For Gauge

noun

• A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
• Diameter of a tube or gun barrel
• The thickness of wire
• The distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
• Accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
• An instrument that is used for measuring something
• Something that can be used to measure or judge something else
• The distance between the rails of a railroad

verb

• Mix in specific proportions
• Adapt to a specified measurement
• Measure precisely and against a standard
• Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
• Determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
• Rub to a uniform size
• To make a judgment about (something)
• To measure (something) exactly