Definition of gauge

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Gauge (v. t.) To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg..

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Sea Gauge :: Sea gauge () See under Gauge, n..
Tagger :: Tagger (n.) Sheets of tin or other plate which run below the gauge.
Male :: Male (v. t.) Adapted for entering another corresponding piece (the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as, a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a male screw, etc..
"""broad Gauge " :: Broad gauge () A wider distance between the rails than the standard gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge..
Gaugeable :: Gaugeable (a.) Capable of being gauged.
Surveyor :: Surveyor (n.) An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a gauger..
Gage :: Gage (v. t.) To measure. See Gauge, v. t..
Gager :: Gager (n.) A measurer. See Gauger.
Water Gauge :: Water gauge () An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or quantity of water, or for indicating the height of its surface, as in the boiler of a steam engine. See Gauge..
Gauge :: Gauge (n.) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge..
Gage :: Gage (n.) A measure or standard. See Gauge, n..
Size :: Size (n.) An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, -- used for ascertaining the size of pearls..
Dolly :: Dolly (n.) A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc..
Templet :: Templet (n.) A gauge, pattern, or mold, commonly a thin plate or board, used as a guide to the form of the work to be executed; as, a mason's or a wheelwright's templet..
Gauge :: Gauge (n.) Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or template; as, a button maker's gauge..
Gauge :: Gauge (n.) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles..
Gauge :: Gauge (n.) Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind; as, 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..
Udometer :: Udometer (n.) A rain gauge.
Ombrometer :: Ombrometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the rain that falls; a rain gauge.
Gauge :: Gauge (n.) Measure; dimensions; estimate.
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