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gauge

Letters that make gauge

a, e, g, u are letters that make 'gauge'

Words within gauge

AU, Ga, Ge, Au, GA, Aug are words within 'gauge'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of gauge

gauged, gauger, gauges are words created by adding a letter to 'gauge'

gauge is a 5 letter word ending with e
gauge is a 5 letter word starting with g

11 possible definitions for 'gauge'

Gauge as "mix in specific proportions"

Under this definition, gauge is a verb and has the following properties:

gauge as a type

'gauge' can be a type of conflate, commingle, coalesce, meld, combine, fuse, merge, immix, flux, mix, blend.

Example of gauge used within this context

"gauge plaster"

Gauge as "a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc."

Under this definition, gauge is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

gage has the same meaning as gauge

gauge as a type

'gauge' can be a type of measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device.

Types of gauge

anemometer, wind gauge, depth gauge, depth gage, dipstick, gasoline gauge, gas gauge, gas gage, petrol gauge, petrol gage, pressure gauge, pressure gage, rain gauge, rain gage, pluviometer, udometer, surface gauge, surface gage, scribing block, vacuum gauge, vacuum gage, water glass, water gauge, water gage, wire gauge, wire gage, strain gauge, strain gage, wind gage, gasoline gage are types of 'gauge'.

Derivatives of gauge

gauge is a derivative of gauge.

Gauge as "the thickness of wire"

Under this definition, gauge is a noun and has the following properties:

gauge as a type

'gauge' can be a type of thickness.

Gauge as "diameter of a tube or gun barrel"

Under this definition, gauge is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

calibre, bore, caliber have the same meaning as 'gauge'

gauge as a type

'gauge' can be a type of diameter, diam.

Derivatives of gauge

calibrate, drill, bore are derivatives of 'gauge'.

Gauge as "the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train"

Under this definition, gauge is a noun and has the following properties:

gauge as a type

'gauge' can be a type of length, distance.

Types of gauge

broad gauge, narrow gauge, standard gauge are types of 'gauge'.

Gauge as "accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared"

Under this definition, gauge is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

standard of measurement has the same meaning as gauge

gauge as a type

'gauge' can be a type of criterion, standard, measure, touchstone.

Derivatives of gauge

gauge is a derivative of gauge.

Gauge as "adapt to a specified measurement"

Under this definition, gauge is a verb and has the following properties:

gauge as a type

'gauge' can be a type of standardize, standardise.

Example of gauge used within this context

"gauge the instruments"

Gauge as "measure precisely and against a standard"

Under this definition, gauge is a verb and has the following properties:

gauge as a type

'gauge' can be a type of quantify, measure.

Derivatives of gauge

standard of measurement, gauge are derivatives of 'gauge'.

Example of gauge used within this context

"the wire is gauged"

Gauge as "judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)"

Under this definition, gauge is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

guess, judge, approximate, estimate have the same meaning as 'gauge'

gauge as a type

'gauge' can be a type of work out, reckon, calculate, compute, cypher, cipher, figure.

Types of gauge

reckon, lowball, assess, quantise, quantize, misgauge, set, put, place, truncate, guesstimate, underestimate, give, make, count are types of 'gauge'.

Derivatives of gauge

evaluator, judge, guesser, judgement, estimate, judgment, idea, speculation, hypothesis, surmise, rough, approximate, approximative, approximation, estimation, appraisal, conjecture, supposition, judging, guess, surmisal are derivatives of 'gauge'.

Gauge as "determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation"

Under this definition, gauge is a verb and has the following properties:

gauge as a type

'gauge' can be a type of determine, find out, ascertain, find.

Derivatives of gauge

gauge, gage are derivatives of 'gauge'.

Example of gauge used within this context

"gauge the wine barrels"

Gauge as "rub to a uniform size"

Under this definition, gauge is a verb and has the following properties:

gauge as a type

'gauge' can be a type of rub.

Example of gauge used within this context

"gauge bricks"