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railways The standard gauge for rails is 4 ft 8½ in, a value apparently deriving from the spacing of Roman (and perhaps earlier) chariot wheels, which needed to be consistent for practical management, as their use set tracks literally in stone. Various narrower gauges have been used in steep terrain, to reduce the effort in terracing and other earth works, and in temporary situations, e.g. during the harvesting of sugar cane. A broad gauge, typically of 5 ft 3 in, has been used extensively in flat terrain.

iron and steel A multitude of wire and sheet gauges has been used in the industrial world, each manufacturer having a unique scale in earlier years. Several that still survive are listed in Table 18 with dimensions in inches. (For mass apply 480 lb·ft^-3 for iron, 481.2 lb·ft^-3 for steel generally, but US Manufacturers' standards use 41.82 lb·in^-1·ft^-2 for rolled sheet.)
SWG = Standard Wire Gauge, UK official in 1883, standard in 1893 (Imperial Wire Gauge, British Standard Wire Gauge);
BWG = Birmingham Wire Gauge (Stubbs Iron Wire Gauge) of 1884;
(British) Stubbs Steel Wire Gauge (continues to gauge 80 for 0.013 in);
US Steel Wire Gage (Roebling Wire Gage, Brown and Moen Wire Gage, American Steel and Wire Gage);
AWG = American Wire Gage, from the Brown and Sharp of the 1850s;
W. & M. Music Wire Gage (USA);
US Standard Steel Plate Gage, authorized in 1893;
U.S. Manufacturers' Steel Sheet Gage;
BG = Birmingham Gauge for steel sheet, from 1884.Modern practice is to use direct measures of thickness, based on the R10″ series of preferred numbers expressed in millimetres.ANSI/ASME B32.3M 1984

noun

A means by which individuals are compared and judged: benchmark, criterion, mark, measure, standard, test, touchstone, yardstick. See usual/unusual.

verb

1. To ascertain the dimensions, quantity, or capacity of: measure. Archaic mete. Idioms: take the measure of. See big/small/amount.
2. To make a judgment as to the worth or value of: appraise, assay, assess, calculate, estimate, evaluate, judge, rate¹, size up, valuate, value. Idioms: take the measure of. See value/worthlessness/evaluation.

Definition: measure, standard
Antonyms: estimate, guess

v

Definition: measure, judge
Antonyms: estimate, guess

n. 1. a measure of the diameter of a gun barrel, or of its ammunition, expressed as the number of spherical pieces of shot of the same diameter as the barrel that can be made from 1 lb (454 grams) of lead: a twelve-gauge shotgun.

2. the thickness of sheet metal or plastic: 500-gauge polyethylene.

3. the distance between the rails of a line of railroad track: the line was laid to a gauge of 2 feet 9 inches

4. (usually the gage) the position of a sailing vessel to windward (weather gage) or leeward (lee gage) of another.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

An instrument used to determine the dimensions or caliber of an object.

• Fashion, Trim, and Sewing - gauging: fullness gathered in parallel, stitched rows

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Gauge ( /ˈɡeɪdʒ/) may refer to:

Contents 1 In measurement 2 In mathematics and physics 3 In railway practice 4 In other contexts 5 See also

In measurement

• Gauge (instrument), any of a variety of measuring instruments
  • For gauges on a car dashboard, see Dashboard items
• Gauge blocks, metal blocks of precisely known length, used in measuring
• Gauge (bore diameter), the diameter of a shotgun barrel
• Wire gauge, a measurement of the cross-sectional area of a wire
  • American wire gauge, a measurement of diameter of a wire
  • Stubs Iron Wire Gauge, which corresponds to the diameter of a hypodermic needle
  • See also Category:Wire gauges
• Unit of thickness used for thin plastics; 1 gauge = 1/100 mil = 1/100,000 inch = 25.4/100000 millimetre = 0.254 micrometre
• Sheet metal gauge, thickness of metal in sheet form
• Sight glass or water gauge for measuring liquid level heights in storage tanks and pressure vessels
• Boost gauge, a gauge used in conjunction with turbo-super-chargers
• Pressure gauge or vacuum gauge (see pressure measurement)
• Stream gauge for measuring height and discharge of a river or stream
• The size of wire used in making jewelry: see Jewelry wire gauge
• The thickness of body jewelry, regardless of material: see Body jewelry sizes
• Film gauge, a physical property of film stock which defines its size
• ANOVA gauge R&R, a statistical tool to measure variation arising from the measurement device and its operators
• Air core gauge, a type of rotary actuator often used in automotive instruments
• Needle gauge for comparing outer diameter of medical needles

In mathematics and physics

• Gauge theory
• Gauge integral
• Gauge fixing
• Gauge boson

In railway practice

• Track gauge, the distance between the two rails forming a railroad track
• Loading gauge, the maximum width and height of engines and loaded wagons, etc.
• Structure gauge, the minimum size of bridges, tunnels, platforms, etc.
• Axle load, the maximum weight of axles for a given track

In other contexts

• Gauge, Inc., a manufacturer of microphones and audio accessories
• Gauge (knitting), the number of stitches in a given length
• Change of gauge (aviation), when an aircraft type changes at a stopping point of a direct flight
• Gauge (entertainer), American pornographic actress
• Gauge (band), post-hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois, USA
• 12 Gauge, a Canadian country music group (see Emerson Drive)
• 12 Gauge (rapper), a 1990s rapper from Augusta, Georgia, USA

See also

• Gage (disambiguation)

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Common misspelling(s) of gauge

• guage

Dansk (Danish)
n. - mål, omfang, -måler
v. tr. - måle, justere, rynke

Nederlands (Dutch)
(standaard)maat, meter, spoorbreedte, reikwijdte, criterium, meetinstrument, relatieve positie t.o.v. wind, peilen, nauwkeurig meten, inschatten, ijken

Français (French)
n. - calibre, épaisseur, diamètre, (Tex) finesse, (Rail) écartement des voies, jauge, (Aut, Aviat) jauge d'essence, moyen de jauger, (Cin) format
v. tr. - jauger, étalonner, calibrer, mesurer, évaluer

Deutsch (German)
v. - messen, beurteilen, eichen
n. - Kriterium, Meßgerät, (Normal)maß, Kaliber, Spurweite, Pegel, Schiffsposition mit Bezug auf den Wind

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μετρώ ή ρυθμίζω το διαμέτρημα, μετρώ επακριβώς, εκτιμώ, υπολογίζω
n. - (πρότυπο) διαμέτρημα (κν. καλίμπρα), διάμετρος, πλάτος, μετατρόχιο/εύρος σιδηροτροχιών, μέτρο, μετρητής (διαστάσεων ή ποσότητας), δείκτης, πάχος φύλλου ή ελάσματος ή καλωδίου
adj. - τυποποιημένος

Italiano (Italian)
misurare, calibrare, misura, contatore

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aferir, medir, uniformizar
n. - calibre (m) (Téc.), calibrador (m) (Téc.), diâmetro (m), manômetro (m) (Téc.), vara (f) de medir
adj. - indicador

Русский (Russian)
размер, критерий, стандарт, калибр, ширина колеи, измерять, оценивать, рассчитывать, подводить под определенный стандарт, калибровать

Español (Spanish)
n. - criterio, contador, medidor, norma de medida, calibre
v. tr. - medir, calibrar, juzgar, estimar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - mäta (rymd, kaliber, storlek), bedöma, mäta ut, rynka (sömn.)
n. - (standard)mått, dimensioner, spårvidd, djupgående (sjö.), (fartygs) läge, mätare (tekn.), mall (tekn.), hållare (boktr.)
adj. - mät-, beräknings-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
标准度量, 计量器, 精确计量, 估计

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 標準度量, 計量器
v. tr. - 精確計量, 估計

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 계량기, 기준 치수
v. tr. - 측정하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 計器, ゲージ, 標準寸法, 寸法, 範囲
v. - 測る, 判断する, 評価する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقيس, يعاير (الاسم) مقياس, , معيار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכשיר מדידה, קנה-מידה, מונה, עובי, קוטר, רוחב מסילת ברזל, טווח, קריטריון להערכה‬
v. tr. - ‮מדד, העריך, אמד‬

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