1an instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something: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:emigration is perhaps the best gauge of public unease
2the thickness, size, or capacity of something, especially as a standard measure, in particular:
the diameter of a wire, fibre, tube, etc.: [as modifier]:a fine 0.018-inch gauge wire
[in combination] 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 g) of lead: [as modifier]:a 12-gauge shotgun
[in combination] the thickness of sheet metal or plastic: [as modifier]:500-gauge polythene
the distance between the rails of a line of railway track:the line was laid to a gauge of 2 ft 9 ins
3 Nautical, archaic the position of a sailing ship to windward ( the weather gage) or leeward ( the lee gage) of another:the French fleet was heavily outnumbered but had the weather gage
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1estimate or determine the amount, level, or volume of:astronomers can gauge the star’s intrinsic brightness
judge or assess (a situation, mood, etc.):she was unable to gauge his mood
2measure the dimensions of (an object) with a gauge:when dry the assemblies can be gauged exactly
(as adjective gauged) made in standard dimensions:gauged sets of strings
