Found 3 items, similar to Gauging.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: gauge
kadar, meteran, penduga, ukuran
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: gauge
gauge
n 1: a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a
quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of
rain etc. [syn:
gage]
2: accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or
quality against which others are judged or measured or
compared [syn:
standard of measurement]
3: the distance between the rails of a railway or between the
wheels of a train
4: the thickness of wire
5: diameter of a tube or gun barrel [syn:
bore,
caliber,
calibre]
v 1: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or
time);
“I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds”
[syn:
estimate,
approximate,
guess,
judge]
2: rub to a uniform size;
“gauge bricks”
3: determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by
measurement and calculation;
“gauge the wine barrels”
4: measure precisely and against a standard;
“the wire is
gauged”
5: adapt to a specified measurement;
“gauge the instruments”
6: mix in specific proportions;
“gauge plaster”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Gauging
Gauge
\Gauge\ (g[=a]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Gauged; p. pr. &
vb. n.
Gauging] [OF. gaugier, F. jauger, cf. OF. gauge
gauge, measuring rod, F. jauge; of uncertain origin; perh.
fr. an assumed L. qualificare to determine the qualities of a
thing (see
Qualify); but cf. also F. jalon a measuring
stake in surveying, and E. gallon.] [Written also
gage.]
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1. To measure or determine with a gauge.
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2. To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity
of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg.
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3. (Mech.) To measure the dimensions of, or to test the
accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock.
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The vanes nicely gauged on each side. --Derham.
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4. To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread
through it, as cloth or a garment.
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5. To measure the capacity, character, or ability of; to
estimate; to judge of.
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You shall not gauge me
By what we do to-night. --Shak.
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