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A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. |
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Accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared |
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The distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train |
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The thickness of wire |
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Diameter of a tube or gun barrel |
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Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds |
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Rub to a uniform size Gauge bricks |
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Determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation Gauge the wine barrels |
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Measure precisely and against a standard The wire is gauged |
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Adapt to a specified measurement Gauge the instruments |
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Mix in specific proportions Gauge plaster |