gauge
[ geyj ]
/ geɪdʒ /
verb (used with object), gauged, gaug·ing.
noun
Also
especially in technical use,
gage.
Origin of gauge
1375–1425; late Middle English < Old North French (French
jauge) < Germanic
OTHER WORDS FROM gauge
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gaudí i cornet,
gauffer,
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gaugamela,
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gauge boson,
gauge theory,
gauger,
gauguin,
gauguin, paul
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British Dictionary definitions for gauge
gauge
gage
/ (ɡeɪdʒ) /
verb (tr)
noun
adjective
(of a pressure measurement) measured on a pressure gauge that registers zero at atmospheric pressure; above or below atmospheric pressure
5 bar gauge See also absolute (def. 10)
Derived forms of gauge
gaugeable or gageable, adjective gaugeably or gageably, adverbWord Origin for gauge
C15: from Old Northern French, probably of Germanic origin