gauge

  • 21gauge — I UK [ɡeɪdʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms gauge : singular gauge plural gauges * 1) a piece of equipment that measures the amount of something the fuel/pressure gauge a rain/snow/hail gauge 2) a way of saying how thick something is,… …

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  • 22gauge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (AmE also gage) noun 1 measuring instrument ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate ▪ fuel, gas (AmE), oil, petrol (BrE) ▪ depth …

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  • 23gauge — 01. The police were able to [gauge] the speed of the car using a hand held radar gun. 02. The government has commissioned a poll to [gauge] public opinion on the issue. 03. Use a pressure [gauge] to make sure you don t put too much air in your… …

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  • 24gauge — gauge1 [ geıdʒ ] noun count * 1. ) a piece of equipment that measures the amount of something: the fuel/gas/pressure gauge a rain/snow/hail gauge 2. ) usually singular a fact or event that can be used for judging someone or something: New orders… …

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  • 25gauge — [[t]ge͟ɪʤ[/t]] gauges, gauging, gauged 1) VERB If you gauge the speed or strength of something, or if you gauge an amount, you measure or calculate it, often by using a device of some kind. [V n] He gauged the wind at over thirty knots... [V n]… …

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  • 26gauge — 1 also gage AmE noun (C) 1 INSTRUMENT an instrument for measuring the size or amount of something: a rain gauge | the fuel gauge in a car 2 WIDTH a) the width of thin metal objects such as wire, or screws: a narrow gauge screw b) the width of… …

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  • 27Gauge — El término Gauge puede referirse a: La teoría de campo de gauge. Una partícula bosónica de gauge. Un campo gauge de Yang Mills. Clase Gauge Gauge, actriz porno estadounidense. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el… …

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  • 28gauge — /geɪdʒ / (say gayj) verb (t) (gauged, gauging) 1. to appraise, estimate, or judge. 2. to determine the dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure, as with a gauge. 3. to make conformable to a standard. 4. to cut or rub (bricks or… …

  • 29gauge — 1. noun 1) the temperature gauge Syn: measuring device, measuring instrument, meter, measure; indicator, dial, scale, display 2) exports are an important gauge of economic activity Syn: measure, indicator, bar …

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  • 30gauge — [geɪdʒ] noun [C] I 1) a piece of equipment that measures the amount of something the fuel/pressure gauge[/ex] 2) a measurement of how thick or wide something is, or of how far apart two things are heavy gauge plastic[/ex] 3) a fact or event that… …

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