gauged

gauge[ 'geid?id ]

• n.
  • a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

    同义词：gage

  • accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

    同义词：standard of measurement

  • the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
  • the thickness of wire
  • diameter of a tube or gun barrel

    同义词：borecalibercalibre

• v.
  • judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

    同义词：estimateapproximateguessjudge

  • rub to a uniform size

    "gauge bricks"

  • determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation

    "gauge the wine barrels"

  • measure precisely and against a standard

    "the wire is gauged"

  • adapt to a specified measurement

    "gauge the instruments"

  • mix in specific proportions

    "gauge plaster"