gauge
noun/ɡeɪdʒ/
/ɡeɪdʒ/
(US English also gage)
- (often in compounds) an instrument for measuring the amount or level of something
- a fuel/pressure/temperature gauge
Extra Examples- The depth gauge tells you how deep you have dived.
- The fuel gauge was reading ‘empty’.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- fuel
- gas
- …
- check
- glance at
- look at
- …
- indicate something
- read something
- show something
- …
- a measurement of how wide or thick something is
- What gauge of wire do we need?
- (also bore especially in British English)a measurement of how wide the barrel of a gun is
- a 12-gauge shotgun
- the distance between the rails of a railway track or the wheels of a train
- standard gauge (= 56½ inches in Britain)
- a narrow gauge (= narrower than standard) railway
- At that time railways of three different gauges were in use.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- narrow
- standard
- …
- [usually singular] gauge (of something) a fact or an event that can be used to estimate or judge something
- Tomorrow's game against Arsenal will be a good gauge of their promotion chances.
Extra Examples- In the USA anything that's good is worth a lot of money. That's your gauge.
- This company is seen as a gauge of Britain's industrial well-being.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- good
- reliable
- …
- be seen as
- serve as
- gauge of
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a standard measure): from Old French gauge (noun), gauger (verb), variant of Old Northern French jauge (noun), jauger (verb), of unknown origin.
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