English > gauge: 11 senses > noun 1, artifactMeaning | A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.. |
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Synonym | gage |
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Narrower | anemometer, wind gauge, wind gage | A gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind |
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depth gauge, depth gage | A gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities |
dipstick | A graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level |
gasoline gauge, gasoline gage, gas gauge, gas gage, petrol gauge, petrol gage | gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle |
pressure gauge, pressure gage | gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure |
rain gauge, rain gage, pluviometer, udometer | gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation |
strain gauge, strain gage | A gauge for measuring strain in a surface |
surface gauge, surface gage, scribing block | gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand |
vacuum gauge, vacuum gage | A gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure |
water gauge, water gage, water glass | gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir |
wire gauge, wire gage | gauge for measuring the diameter of wire |
Broader | measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
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Spanish | indicador |
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Catalan | indicador |
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Verbs | gauge | determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation |
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English > gauge: 11 senses > verb 1, cognitionMeaning | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time). |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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Synonyms | estimate, approximate, guess, judge |
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Entailed by | punish, penalize, penalise | impose a penalty on |
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Narrower | assess | Estimate the value of (property) for taxation |
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give | Estimate the duration or outcome / outcome of something |
guesstimate | Estimate based on a calculation |
lowball, underestimate | make a deliberately low estimate |
make | calculate as being |
misgauge | gauge something incorrectly or improperly |
place, put, set | Estimate |
quantize, quantise | Approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values |
reckon, count | take account of |
truncate | Approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one |
Broader | calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure | make a mathematical calculation or computation |
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Spanish | calcular, echar, estimar, tasar |
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Catalan | apreciar, calcular, taxar |
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