gauge

Noun

• diameter of a tube or gun barrel

• the thickness of wire

• the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train

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

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

Verb

• mix in specific proportions
  • gauge plaster
    

• adapt to a specified measurement
  • gauge the instruments
    

• measure precisely and against a standard
  • the wire is gauged
    

• determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
  • gauge the wine barrels
    

• rub to a uniform size
  • gauge bricks
    

• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
  • I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bore , caliber , calibre , standard of measurement , gage , estimate , approximate , guess , judge