'gauge' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'gauge' with 5 example sentences.
- gauge noun
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: a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
: accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
: the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
: the thickness of wire
: diameter of a tube or gun barrel
- gauge verb
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: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
: rub to a uniform size
: determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
: measure precisely and against a standard
: adapt to a specified measurement
: mix in specific proportions
This test will gauge your reading comprehension.
I looked at the fuel gauge.
Is there an air gauge here?
The rain gauge is broken.
Gauges are used to measure the thickness of wire.