Gauge



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• n. 标准规格; 测量仪v. 测量
• ［英］ n. 标准规格 ( a standard measure)
• ［记］ 不要和gouge ( 半圆凿, v. 敲竹杠) 相混

Webster Collegiate

I. noun also gage

• Etymology: Middle English gauge, from Anglo-French
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system: as
    • (1) the distance between the rails of a railroad
    • (2) the size of a shotgun barrel's inner diameter nominally expressed as the number of lead balls each just fitting that diameter required to make a pound <a 12-gauge shotgun>
    • (3) the thickness of a thin material (as sheet metal or plastic film)
    • (4) the diameter of a slender object (as wire or a hypodermic needle)
    • (5) the fineness of a knitted fabric expressed by the number of loops per unit width
  • b. dimensions, size
  • c. measure 1 <surveys are a gauge of public sentiment>
• 2. an instrument for or a means of measuring or testing: as
  • a. an instrument for measuring a dimension or for testing mechanical accuracy
  • b. an instrument with a graduated scale or dial for measuring or indicating quantity
• 3. relative position of a ship with reference to another ship and the wind
• 4. a function introduced into a field equation to produce a convenient form of the equation but having no observable physical consequences
• Synonyms: see standard

II. transitive verb also gage (gauged; also gaged; gauging; also gaging)

• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. to measure precisely the size, dimensions, or other measurable quantity of
  • b. to determine the capacity or contents of
  • c. estimate, judge <hard to gauge his moods>
• 2.
  • a. to check for conformity to specifications or limits
  • b. to measure off or set out

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