Gauge

Meaning

Noun

●

A

; a

of

; an

to

,

, or

; a

●

An

of measuring.

●

An estimate.

●

Any

for

or

the level, state,

or

of things

●

A

of

or

by any of several

schemes.

●

In Rail transportation:

Ellipsis of

gauge.

●

In Rail transportation:

Ellipsis of

gauge.

●

In Mathematical analysis & Mathematics:

A

; a

that

a

to all

in a

space.

●

In Knitting:

The number of

per

,

, or other

of distance.

●

In Nautical:

Relative

of two or more

with

to the wind.

●

In Nautical:

The

to which a

in the water.

●

The

of

of Paris used with common

to

set more quickly.

●

That part of a

,

, or

, which is

to the

, when

; also, one

of such

s,

, or

s.

●

In Firearms:

A

unit of measurement

which

of

of a

can

from one

of lead; 12

is

to .75 caliber.

●

In American English:

A

(synecdoche for 12

, the most common

for

and

s).

●

A tunnel-like

a

in the lobe.

●

Cannabis.

Verb

●

To

or

with a

; to

the

of.

●

To estimate.

●

To

the

or ability of; to

of.

●

To

by

a

through it.

●

To

(a

of

) with a

of

of Paris.

●

To

,

or

(stones,

, etc) to a

shape.

Name

●

A

given name

Sourced from

Origin

gauge

English

gage

Middle English (1100-1500)

Sourced from

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