English > gauge: 11 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | 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, cognition| Meaning | 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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