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1 gauge
[ɡei‹] 1. verb1) (to measure (something) very accurately: They gauged the hours of sunshine.) mæla2) (to estimate, judge: Can you gauge her willingness to help?) meta, dæma2. noun1) (an instrument for measuring amount, size, speed etc: a petrol gauge.) mælir, mælitæki2) (a standard size (of wire, bullets etc): gauge wire.) staðlað mál3) (the distance between the rails of a railway line.) sporvídd -
2 indicator
noun (a pointer, sign, instrument etc which indicates something or gives information about something: the indicator on the petrol gauge of a car.) vísir; mælir
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gauge — [gāj] n. [ME < NormFr: see the GAUGE vt.] 1. a standard measure or scale of measurement 2. dimensions, capacity, thickness, etc. 3. any device for measuring something, as the thickness of wire, the dimensions of a machined part, the amount of… … English World dictionary
gauge — (chiefly US also gage) ► NOUN 1) an instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something. 2) the thickness, size, or capacity of a wire, sheet, tube, bullet, etc., especially as a standard measure. 3) … English terms dictionary
gauge — ▪ I. gauge gauge 1 [geɪdʒ] verb [transitive] 1. to measure how people feel about something or the effect that something is likely to have on them: • The magazine commissioned research to gauge opinions on how British industry is meeting its… … Financial and business terms
gauge — gauge1 also gage AmE [geıdʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(instrument)¦ 2¦(width/thickness)¦ 3 a gauge of something 4¦(railway)¦ 5¦(gun)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old North Frenc] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
gauge — I UK [ɡeɪdʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms gauge : singular gauge plural gauges * 1) a piece of equipment that measures the amount of something the fuel/pressure gauge a rain/snow/hail gauge 2) a way of saying how thick something is,… … English dictionary
gauge — gauge1 [ geıdʒ ] noun count * 1. ) a piece of equipment that measures the amount of something: the fuel/gas/pressure gauge a rain/snow/hail gauge 2. ) usually singular a fact or event that can be used for judging someone or something: New orders… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gauge — [geɪdʒ] noun [C] I 1) a piece of equipment that measures the amount of something the fuel/pressure gauge[/ex] 2) a measurement of how thick or wide something is, or of how far apart two things are heavy gauge plastic[/ex] 3) a fact or event that… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
gauge — [[t]ge͟ɪʤ[/t]] gauges, gauging, gauged 1) VERB If you gauge the speed or strength of something, or if you gauge an amount, you measure or calculate it, often by using a device of some kind. [V n] He gauged the wind at over thirty knots... [V n]… … English dictionary
gauge — 1 also gage AmE noun (C) 1 INSTRUMENT an instrument for measuring the size or amount of something: a rain gauge | the fuel gauge in a car 2 WIDTH a) the width of thin metal objects such as wire, or screws: a narrow gauge screw b) the width of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gauge — gaugeable, adj. gaugeably, adv. /gayj/, v., gauged, gauging, n. v.t. 1. to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure. 2. to appraise, estimate, or judge. 3. to make conformable to a standard. 4. to mark or measure… … Universalium
gauge — n. & v. (US gage: see also sense 7) n. 1 a standard measure to which certain things must conform, esp.: a the measure of the capacity or contents of a barrel. b the fineness of a textile. c the diameter of a bullet. d the thickness of sheet metal … Useful english dictionary