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n. ~ 1. A device used to measure the size, condition, or some other characteristic of material or machinery. - 2. Motion pictures · The width of film stock as measured in millimeters.
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The thickness of sheet metal, wire, etc.
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"ascertain by exact measurements," mid-15c., from Anglo-French gauge (mid-14c.), from Old North French gauger "standardize, calibrate, measure" (Old French jaugier), from gauge &qu [..]
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early 15c., "fixed standard of measure" (surname Gageman is early 14c.), from Old North French gauge "gauging rod" (see gauge (v.)). Meaning "instrument for measuring" is [..]
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measuring device, usually mechanical.
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Use generally for devices designed to measure or otherwise determine the size, state, or mechanical accuracy of something.
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a read-only display for indicating a quantity. Gauges are the read-only equivalent of sliders.
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to determine the amount, quantity, size, or extent of something.
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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. estimate: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); &am [..]
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n. An instrument for measuring.
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A term used in the identification of most shotgun bores. (410 bore is an exception.) It is related to the number of bore diameter lead balls weighing one pound.
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The size, specifically the width, of a film format: 16mm, 35mm, Super-8 are gauges.
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The width of motion picture film, measured from edge to edge in millimeters, the most common gauges in American film collections being 35mm, 16mm, and 8mm. Pathé introduced 28mm in 1912 and 9.5mm in 1 [..]
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A measuring instrument, most commonly in bicycle contexts, a device for measuring the air pressure in a tire. A measurement of thickness, particularly of wire. The major use of gauges in bicycle techn [..]
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A term used to denote the physical size of a wire.
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1. An instrument that measures pressure, temperature, level or flow depending on the purpose. 2. The thickness of the steel strip.
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The nominal thickness of a flooring material or of a layer within the material. With resilient flooring, wear layer and backing gauge are often listed separately.
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The thickness of sheet metal and wire, etc.
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Gauging (of track)
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U.S. Standard that specifies that weight per square foot would be indicated by gauge numbers, i.e. 20 gauge. Used to describe metal thickness.
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The thickness of stainless steel and is commonly used in reference to quality grades on certain types of lavatories and sinks. 10 and 20-gauge stainless steel sinks go through a number of polishing and buffing operations to ensure a beautiful finish.
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 – Instrument or device for measuring, indicating or comparing a physical characteristic.
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The numerical designation for the thickness of sheet metal. Also refers to the distance between punched or drilled holes.
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A measure of the wire or coil thickness used in an innerspring unit. A lower gauge number denotes a heavier/thicker wire.
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  A measurement of the diameter of the steel wire used in coil construction.  Wire gauge for innerspring coils range from 12.5 to 17. The higher the gauge, the thinner the wire.
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A unit of measurement for the thickness of sheet metal or wires. The lower the gauge number the greater the thickness.
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See reversing mill.
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The thickness of sheet or the diameter of wire. The various standards are arbitrary and differ with regard to ferrous and nonferrous products as well as sheet and wire.
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The distance between two needle points in tufted carpet. It is usually expressed in fractions of an inch.
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The bore size of a shotgun determined by the number of round lead balls of bore diameter that equals a pound.
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What widgets can you use to display real-time data? You want things that look like automobile or airplane gauges. JFreeChart Sitraka
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(n) a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.(n) accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against [..]
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unit for the diameter of a needle; the higher the number, the thinner the needle; IM injections (like flu shots and tetnas boosters) typically use 1" 22-gauge needles, SC injections (like my Neupogen shots) use 5/8" 26-gauge needles, blood donation uses 16-gauge or 18-gauge needles (they need to use big needles so that the blood cells are [..]
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A measure of a conducting wire’s physical size; usually referred to as AWG (American Wire Gauge). See also American Wire Gauge (AWG).
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Gauge is the center-to-center distance between the load carrying flanges of the two crane girders on a double girder crane.
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The distance between two needle points in tufted carpet. It is usually expressed in fractions of an inch.
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The distance between the inside running (or gauge) faces of the two rails, measured between points 16 mm below the top of the rail heads. COP DIRN Volume 2 'Glossary' and CMC 'Glossa [..]
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A term for specifying the thickness (diameter) of cables. Thicker cables have a lower number in the American Wire Gauge (AWG) scale.
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An instrument that registers the quantity of a substance such as fuel gauge. Gearbox A device in the Drivetrain consisting of an input shaft, a system of gears and an output shaft that multiplies engi [..]
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See Gage.
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An instrument, usually mounted on the dashboard, used to monitor engine conditions such as fuel pressure, oil pressure, and temperature, water pressure and temperature, and RPM (revolutions per minute).
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The distance between the rails on the railway track (1067mm or 3ft 6in on NZRL, 1435mm or 4ft 8½ in USA)
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A device for measuring the water level relative to a datum.
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Or American Wire Gauge: The standard system used for designating wire diameter.  The lower the AWG, the larger the diameter.  Also called the Brown and Sharpe (B&S) Wire Gauge.
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A standard or scale of measurement. In fabrics, gauge is a unit of measurement which applies to the number of stitches in one inch. (In knitting, gauge is a reference to the number of loops in 1½ inches.) As a general rule, the higher the gauge, the finer and lighter the weave or knit. Conversely, the lower the gauge, the bulkier the knit.
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The size, specifically the width, of a film format: 16mm, 35mm, 70mm.
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A term referring to the width of the film being exposed. Our film is super-8 meaning its gauge is 8 millimeters. The film itself is 8 millimeters wide.
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Refers to the format of the film stock. For example super 8 mm, 16 mm, 35 mm.
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A waterway marker which measures the level of the water in foot increments; also refers to the specific measure on the gauge.
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Thickness expressed in decimals of an inch or in millimeters.
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Thickness. In North America, film thickness, measured in mils, is usually given in gauges. A 100 gauge shrink film is one mil, or 1/1000 of an inch, thick. In Europe, the film thickness metric is the [..]
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a measure of a needle's diameter: the larger the number, the smaller the diameter
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A device for checking or measuring a particular dimension of something, using specific standardized units. For example, a gauge might measure the elevation of a water surface, the velocity of flowing [..]
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The centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of magnetic induction. It corresponds to 10-4 tesla in the International System.
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A gauge is an item that can be added to a homepage or content page (content management system). Gauges display data in a variety of formats, such as charts and lists.
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Thickness of steel used to manufacture filter vessels, tubesheets, retainer wires, etc.
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Instrument used to measure pressures below atmospheric pressure.
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an instrument or device for measuring, indicating or comparing a physical characteristic.
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In knitted fabrics, gauge is the measure of fineness or number of wales per unit across a fabric. The higher the gauge, the finer the fabric.
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a) A plug device used to accurately score a shot target, it has a diameter exactly that of the calibre used and when inserted into the target shows the edge nearest to, or in some cases, farthest from [..]
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A measuring rule. Also, the height of brickwork, specified as the number of courses per foot or per 300mm. In the south of the UK brickwork gauge is almost universally four courses per foot or per 300 [..]
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A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard * '''2007'''. Zerzan, John. ''Silence''. p. 2. *: The record of philosophy vis-à-vis sile [..]
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Gauge ( GAYJ or GAWJ) may refer to:
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Gauge is an American pornographic actress and feature dancer.
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A gauge, in science and engineering, is a device used to make measurements or in order to display certain dimensional information. A wide variety of tools exist which serve such functions, ranging fro [..]
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The gauge (or commonly bore in British English) of a firearm is a unit of measurement used to express the inner diameter (bore diameter) of the barrel. Gauge is determined from the weight of a solid s [..]
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In knitting, the word gauge is used both in hand knitting and machine knitting; the latter, technical abbreviation GG, refers to "Knitting Machines" fineness size. In both cases, the term refers to th [..]
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Gauge is an American post-hardcore band from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.
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Gauge is a light weight cross-platform test automation tool. It uses markdown to author test cases and scenarios. Its modular architecture makes it flexible and scalable.
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