gauge

Meanings

• Noun

  A device or instrument for measuring, testing, or assessing the quality, quantity, or extent of something.

  - "The fuel gauge in your car shows how much gas you have left."
  - "The teacher used a gauge to measure the students' progress."
  - "The weather gauge indicated a storm was approaching."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈɡeɪdʒ/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with gauge
gage , vage , cage , rage , gagee , vagey , arrage , page , ragey

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Homonyms

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1. Gauge (English) : Noun, a measuring instrument
   

2. Gauge (English) : Verb, to assess or judge the quality or value of something
   

3. Gauze (English) : A thin, light, and often transparent fabric
   

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Homophones

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1. Gauge (English) : Noun, a measuring instrument
   

2. Gauge (English) : Verb, to assess or judge the quality or value of something
   

3. Gauze (English) : A thin, light, and often transparent fabric
   

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Variants

List of all variants of gauge that leads to same result
gage , gages , gauge , gauges , gaged , gaging , gauged , gauging , gauge theories , gauge theory , broad-gage , broad-gauge , broad-gauged , feeler gauge , pressure gauge , pressure gauges

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Forms

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gauges, gauging, gauged, gauges'

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Etymology

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Old French 'gage' meaning a pledge or a deposit, from the Latin 'gagia' meaning a pledge or a guarantee.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'gauge' comes from the Old French word 'gage', meaning a pledge or a deposit.

2. The word 'gauge' is used in both English and French as a noun and a verb.

3. The first fuel gauges in cars were mechanical and used a float to measure the fuel level in the tank.

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Related Concepts

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1. Measurement: The action or process of determining the size, quantity, or extent of something.

2. Instrument: An object, often a device, used to measure or record something.

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Quotes

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1. The broadest "gauge" of the economy—the gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation—has risen little more than 4% since the recovery began.

   - Alfred L. Malabre, Jr.,{it}Wall Street Journal{/it},26 July 1993

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'gauge' has been used metaphorically to describe the ability to assess or judge situations or people. In art, gauges have been used as visual representations of measurements or scales.

How to Memorize "gauge"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a car dashboard with a fuel gauge. Visualize the needle moving from full to empty as you use up gas.
   - Visualize a doctor using a gauge to measure a patient's blood pressure.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'gauge' with the idea of measuring or assessing.
   - Think of a car dashboard when you see or hear the word 'gauge'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'GAS' to remember the definition: Gauge = Assesses = Measures = Size.

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