Definition:
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train the thickness of wire diameter of a tube or gun barrel judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" rub to a uniform size "gauge bricks" determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation "gauge the wine barrels" measure precisely and against a standard "the wire is gauged" adapt to a specified measurement "gauge the instruments" mix in specific proportions "gauge plaster"
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trains
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