wire gauge
noun
a gauge calibrated for determining the diameter of wire.
Origin of wire gauge
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby wire gauge
wire brush,
wire cloth,
wire cutter,
wire entanglement,
wire fraud,
wire gauge,
wire gauze,
wire glass,
wire grass,
wire house,
wire netting
Example sentences from the Web for wire-gauge
The following table gives the Birmingham wire-gauge for rolled sheet silver and gold.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II |Joshua RoseThe following table gives the numbers and sizes of the Birmingham wire-gauge.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II |Joshua Rose
British Dictionary definitions for wire-gauge
wire-gauge
noun
a flat plate with slots in which standard wire sizes can be measured
a standard system of sizes for measuring the diameters of wires