Gauge

  • 31gauge — 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… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 32Gauge — Gau|ge 〈[gɛıdʒ] n.; ; unz.; Abk.: gg; Strumpfwirkerei〉 Maß für die Feinheit des Gewebes [engl., „Normalmaß, Spurweite“] * * * I Gauge   [englisch, geɪdʒ], Saitenstärke bzw. durchmesser, gemessen in Millimetern oder Inch. II Gauge   [geɪdʒ,… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 33gauge — coun·ter·gauge; gauge·able; gauge; gauge·ably; …

    English syllables

  • 34gauge — (gô j ) adj. Usité dans cette locution : noix gauge, sorte de noix ; terme qui se dit encore dans quelques provinces, par opposition aux noisettes ou petites noix. HISTORIQUE    XIIIe s. •   Ferri, au droit desrenier, Sont plus plesant à mangier… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 35gauge — n. measuring device 1) a fuel; oil; pressure; rain; tire pressure; water; wind gauge distance between rails 2) broad, wide; narrow; standard gauge * * * [geɪdʒ] narrow oil pressure rain standard …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 36gauge — 1. noun the temperature gauge Syn: meter, measure, indicator, dial, scale, display 2. verb 1) astronomers can gauge the star s brightness Syn: measure, calculate, compute, work out, determine …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 37gauge — n. & v. (US gage: see also sense 7) n. 1 a standard measure to which certain things must conform, esp.: a the measure of the capacity or contents of a barrel. b the fineness of a textile. c the diameter of a bullet. d the thickness of sheet metal …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 38Gauge — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. American Wire Gauge, une norme de câble électrique classés par diamètre, Gauge est le pseudonyme d une actrice pornographique américaine née le 24 juillet …

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  • 39gauge — 1. noun ɡeɪdʒ a) A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard The record of philosophy vis à vis silence is generally dismal, as good a gauge as any to its overall failure. b) An act… …

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  • 40gauge — A measuring device. SYN: gage. bite g. SYN: gnathodynamometer. Boley g. a caliper type g. graduated in millimeters used to measure the thickness of various dental materials. catheter g. a metal …

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