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gauge
has definitions from the fields of mathematics,arms,law
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[ verb ] (mathematics) form an opinion about; judge tentatively; form an estimate of, esp. quantities or time
Synonyms Examples "I estimate this chicken to weigh at three pounds" Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)Not seeing her dark intelligent face , one would have gauged the voice as that of a Westwood_Village matron , ten years out of Iowa . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)From what I was able to gauge in a swift , greedy glance , the figure inside the coral colored boucle dress was stupefying . |
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[ noun ] a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
Synonyms Used in print (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)`` I 've adjusted the gauge so that the pump cuts_out before the water gets too low '' . |
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[ verb ] (law) adapt to a specified measurement
Examples "gauge the instruments" Related terms |
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[ noun ] the thickness of wire
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[ verb ] measure precisely and against a standard
Examples "the wire is gauged" Related terms |
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[ noun ] accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
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[ verb ] determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
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[ noun ] the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
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