noun a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc..
— synonyms: gage
noun accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared.
— synonyms: standard_of_measurement
noun the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train.
noun the thickness of wire.
noun diameter of a tube or gun barrel.
— synonyms: bore, caliber, calibre
verb judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time).
— synonyms: estimate, approximate, guess, judge
verb rub to a uniform size.
verb determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation.
verb measure precisely and against a standard.
verb adapt to a specified measurement.
verb mix in specific proportions.
Examples
“A vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it.”