- noungage (noun) · gages (plural noun)
- a valued object deposited as a guarantee of good faith.
- a pledge, especially a glove, thrown down as a symbol of a challenge to fight.
verbgage (verb) · gages (third person present) · gaged (past tense) · gaged (past participle) · gaging (present participle)- offer (a thing or one's life) as a guarantee of good faith:"a guide sent to them by the headman of this place gaged his life as a forfeit if he failed"
OriginMiddle English: from Old French gage (noun), gager (verb), of Germanic origin; related to wage and wed.Originmid 19th century: from the name of Sir William Gage (1657–1727), the English botanist who introduced it to England.noungage (noun)- an instrument or device for measuring the magnitude, amount, or contents of something, typically with a visual display of such information:"a fuel gauge"
- a tool for checking whether something conforms to a desired dimension:"mark out the details of the angled surfaces with a knife and gauge"
- a means of estimating something; a criterion or test:"emigration is perhaps the best gauge of public unease"
- the thickness, size, or capacity of something, especially as a standard measure.
- the diameter of a string, fiber, tube, etc.:"a fine 0.018-inch gauge wire"
- 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 pound (454 g) of lead:"a 12-gauge shotgun"
- the thickness of sheet metal or plastic:"500-gauge polyethylene"
- the distance between the rails of a line of railroad track:"the line was laid to a gauge of 2 ft. 9 in"
- nauticalarchaic(the gage)the position of a sailing vessel to windward (weather gage) or leeward (lee gage) of another.
verbgage (verb)- estimate or determine the magnitude, amount, or volume of:"astronomers can gauge the star's intrinsic brightness"
- judge or assess (a situation, attitude, or feeling):"she was unable to gauge his mood" · "it is difficult to gauge how effective the ban was"
- measure the dimensions of (an object) with a gauge:"when dry, the assemblies can be gauged exactly and planed to width"
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.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a valued object deposited as a guarantee of good faith.
noun- an instrument or device for measuring the magnitude, amount, or contents of something, typically with a visual display of such information:
- the thickness, size, or capacity of something, especially as a standard measure.
verb- estimate or determine the magnitude, amount, or volume of:
- measure the dimensions of (an object) with a gauge:
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- Gage is a variant spelling of gauge, which is a noun or a verb that refers to measuring or testing something1234. A gauge can be a device or instrument for measuring a dimension, size, or quantity, such as pressure, thickness, or diameter123. A gauge can also be a standard of measure or measurement, such as the fineness of knitted fabric or the quality of an aspect123. Gauge is the preferred spelling in general usage4.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.gauge – a measuring device; to test; a size: twelve-gauge shotguns; the fineness of knitted fabric: sixty-gauge stockingswww.thefreedictionary.com/gagegauge applies to a means of testing a particular dimension (such as thickness, depth, diameter) or figuratively a particular quality or aspect.www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaugea standard of measure or measurement. a standard dimension, size, or quantity. any device or instrument for measuring, registering measurements, or testing something, especially for measuring a dimension, quantity, or mechanical accuracy: pressure gauge; marking gauge.www.dictionary.com/browse/gauge
The verb gauge, which refers to measuring or estimating, also has a variant gage. This variant appears to show up primarily in informal sources, though not often. Gauge is by far the preferred spelling in general usage for both the noun and the verb; we encourage you use it.
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