gauge

1 of 2

noun

ˈgāj

variants or less commonly gage

: a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system: such as

(1)

: the distance between the rails of a railroad

(2)

: the size of a shotgun barrel's inner diameter nominally expressed as the number of lead balls each just fitting that diameter required to make a pound

a 12-gauge shotgun

(3)

: the thickness of a thin material (such as sheet metal or plastic film)

(4)

: the diameter of a slender object (such as wire or a hypodermic needle)

(5)

: the fineness of a knitted fabric expressed by the number of loops per unit width

: dimensions, size

: measure sense 1

surveys are a gauge of public sentiment

: an instrument for or a means of measuring or testing: such as

: an instrument for measuring a dimension or for testing mechanical accuracy

: an instrument with a graduated (see graduate entry 1 sense transitive 2a) scale or dial for measuring or indicating quantity

: relative position of a ship with reference to another ship and the wind

: a function introduced into a field equation to produce a convenient form of the equation but having no observable physical consequences

gauge

2 of 2

verb

variants or less commonly gage

gauged also gaged; gauging also gaging

transitive verb

: to measure precisely the size, dimensions, or other measurable quantity of

: to determine the capacity or contents of

: estimate, judge

hard to gauge his moods

: to check for conformity to specifications or limits

: to measure off or set out

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Gage vs. Gauge

There are two gages: one refers to pledges or securities and is no longer in common general use, and the other is a variant spelling of gauge, which in the noun form refers broadly to measurement (“fine-gauge wire”) or a standard by which something is measured (“polls are a good gauge of how voters might vote”). The earliest evidence we have for the noun gauge goes back to the 15th century, when English spelling was not yet standardized, and the word in question was spelled gauge and gage with roughly equal frequency. Gauge began to be preferred in the late 19th century for most general uses. Some claim that gage appears as a variant more frequently in the U.S., though our evidence shows that the vast majority of uses for gage are from specialized and technical industries, such as mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and electronics, and that these uses of gage are global, not limited to the U.S. Nonetheless, total use of the word gage is small when compared to the total use of the word gauge.

The verb gauge, which refers to measuring or estimating, also has a variant gage. This variant appears to show up primarily in informal sources, though not often. Gauge is by far the preferred spelling in general usage for both the noun and the verb; we encourage you use it.

Example Sentences

Noun 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., Wall Street Journal, 26 July 1993 Verb Through history, the powers of single black men flash here and there like falling stars, and die sometimes before the world has rightly gauged their brightness.

W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk, 1903 On the other hand, no one supposes that the intellect of any two animals or of any two men can be accurately gauged by the cubic contents of their skulls.

Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man, 1871 Incommunicative as he was, some time elapsed before I had an opportunity of gauging his mind. I first got an idea of its calibre when I heard him preach in his own church at Morton.

Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, 1847 Home sales provide a useful way of gauging the overall state of the economy. He accurately gauged the mood of the voters. I was gauging her reaction to the news. instruments for gauging temperature and humidity See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

From a year ago, the gauge was up 6.3%, still a long ways from the central bank’s 2% target.

Reade Pickert, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2022 Retail sales, a gauge of consumer spending on goods and dining out, declined 6.7% in May, NBS data showed, an improvement from April’s 11.1% slump.

Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ, 15 June 2022 On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported a key inflation gauge jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year rise since January 1982.

Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Chron, 1 Apr. 2022 Some economists say that June’s 3.6% jobless rate will need to rise much higher for the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge to fall from a four-decade high of 6.8% to closer to its 2% target.

Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 An inflation gauge that is closely tracked by the Fed jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the biggest increase in four decades.

CBS News, 1 Aug. 2022 Core PCE, which excludes volatile food and energy prices and is the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, was up 4.8%, exceeding analyst estimates of a 4.7% gain.

Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2022 An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Fed jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the government said Friday, the biggest such jump in four decades.

Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 2022 An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Fed jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the government said Friday, the biggest such jump in four decades.

Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2022

Verb

New Mexico is using a new tool to gauge progress and officials stressed that the results can’t be compared to previous years.

Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022 Continue using data to your advantage here and consider using internal surveys to gauge how many employees would be interested in a promotion or transfer.

Patrick Donegan, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 In 2014, around one month after the Russian army invaded Crimea, local officials held a referendum to gauge public interest in joining Russia or remaining part of Ukraine.

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 July 2022 A few days ago, a university headhunter reached out to Elizabeth T. Jacobs, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Arizona, to gauge her interest in moving to a leading university in Texas.

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022 What is a good way to approach my previous employer or other employers in the field to gauge interest?

Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 12 July 2022 During her seven year-tenure at the Beauty Lab, she's tested skincare products spanning eye creams, serums and facial oils, using specialized skin evaluation lab equipment to gauge changes before and after product use.

April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 6 June 2022 In 1983, the government switched from using home prices — which also included mortgage payments and maintenance costs — to using rental prices to gauge the cost of housing.

New York Times, 24 May 2022 In Massachusetts, wastewater data are part of a broader picture health authorities are using to gauge trends, said Dr. Madoff of the state’s health department.

Brianna Abbott, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English gauge, gage "fixed standard of measure," borrowed from Anglo-French gauge, gouge "standard of liquid measure, tax paid to an official who determined the capacity of containers" (continental Old and Middle French jauge "graduated rod used for measuring liquid capacity, measurement by such a rod, capacity of a cask"), perhaps going back to Old Low Franconian *galga "rod, beam," going back to Germanic *galgōn "pole, stake, pole on which a condemned person was hung"; (sense 4) translation of German Massstab — more at gallows entry 1

Note: The semantic supposition behind this etymology is that the Old Low Franconian etymon retained the sense "rod" (lost elsewhere in Germanic) which was specialized to refer to a kind of measuring rod in Gallo-Romance. For detailed argumentation and bibliography see Dictionnaire étymologique de l'ancien français (online) at entry jauge.

Verb

Middle English gawgyn, gagen, borrowed from Anglo-French gauger, derivative of gauge gauge entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

gauge 1 of 2

noun

variants also gage

ˈgāj

: a measurement (as the distance between the rails of a railroad or the size of a shotgun barrel's inner diameter) according to some standard

a standard gauge railway

: an instrument for measuring, testing, or registering

a rain gauge

a steam gauge

gauge

2 of 2

verb

variants also gage

gauged also gaged; gauging also gaging

: to measure exactly

gauge rainfall

: to make a judgment about

It was hard to gauge his moods.

Medical Definition

gauge 1 of 2

noun

variants also gage

ˈgāj

: measurement according to some standard or system

: the dimensions or extent of something

: an instrument for or a means of measuring or testing

: the diameter of a slender object (as a hypodermic needle)

gauge

2 of 2

transitive verb

variants also gage

gauged also gaged; gauging also gaging

: to measure exactly

: to determine the capacity or contents of

: to check for conformity to specifications or limits

: to measure off or set out

单词	gauging
释义	gauge 1 of 2 noun ˈgāj variants or less commonly gage 1 a : a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system: such as (1) : the distance between the rails of a railroad (2) : the size of a shotgun barrel's inner diameter nominally expressed as the number of lead balls each just fitting that diameter required to make a pound a 12-gauge shotgun (3) : the thickness of a thin material (such as sheet metal or plastic film) (4) : the diameter of a slender object (such as wire or a hypodermic needle) (5) : the fineness of a knitted fabric expressed by the number of loops per unit width b : dimensions, size c : measure sense 1 surveys are a gauge of public sentiment 2 : an instrument for or a means of measuring or testing: such as a : an instrument for measuring a dimension or for testing mechanical accuracy b : an instrument with a graduated (see graduate entry 1 sense transitive 2a) scale or dial for measuring or indicating quantity 3 : relative position of a ship with reference to another ship and the wind 4 : a function introduced into a field equation to produce a convenient form of the equation but having no observable physical consequences gauge 2 of 2 verb variants or less commonly gage gauged also gaged; gauging also gaging transitive verb 1 a : to measure precisely the size, dimensions, or other measurable quantity of b : to determine the capacity or contents of c : estimate, judge hard to gauge his moods 2 a : to check for conformity to specifications or limits b : to measure off or set out Did you know? Gage vs. Gauge There are two gages: one refers to pledges or securities and is no longer in common general use, and the other is a variant spelling of gauge, which in the noun form refers broadly to measurement (“fine-gauge wire”) or a standard by which something is measured (“polls are a good gauge of how voters might vote”). The earliest evidence we have for the noun gauge goes back to the 15th century, when English spelling was not yet standardized, and the word in question was spelled gauge and gage with roughly equal frequency. Gauge began to be preferred in the late 19th century for most general uses. Some claim that gage appears as a variant more frequently in the U.S., though our evidence shows that the vast majority of uses for gage are from specialized and technical industries, such as mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and electronics, and that these uses of gage are global, not limited to the U.S. Nonetheless, total use of the word gage is small when compared to the total use of the word gauge. The verb gauge, which refers to measuring or estimating, also has a variant gage. This variant appears to show up primarily in informal sources, though not often. Gauge is by far the preferred spelling in general usage for both the noun and the verb; we encourage you use it. Synonyms Verb calculate call conjecture estimate figure guess judge make place put reckon suppose See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun 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., Wall Street Journal, 26 July 1993 Verb Through history, the powers of single black men flash here and there like falling stars, and die sometimes before the world has rightly gauged their brightness. W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk, 1903 On the other hand, no one supposes that the intellect of any two animals or of any two men can be accurately gauged by the cubic contents of their skulls. Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man, 1871 Incommunicative as he was, some time elapsed before I had an opportunity of gauging his mind. I first got an idea of its calibre when I heard him preach in his own church at Morton. Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, 1847 Home sales provide a useful way of gauging the overall state of the economy. He accurately gauged the mood of the voters. I was gauging her reaction to the news. instruments for gauging temperature and humidity See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun From a year ago, the gauge was up 6.3%, still a long ways from the central bank’s 2% target. Reade Pickert, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2022 Retail sales, a gauge of consumer spending on goods and dining out, declined 6.7% in May, NBS data showed, an improvement from April’s 11.1% slump. Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ, 15 June 2022 On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported a key inflation gauge jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year rise since January 1982. Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Chron, 1 Apr. 2022 Some economists say that June’s 3.6% jobless rate will need to rise much higher for the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge to fall from a four-decade high of 6.8% to closer to its 2% target. Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 An inflation gauge that is closely tracked by the Fed jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the biggest increase in four decades. CBS News, 1 Aug. 2022 Core PCE, which excludes volatile food and energy prices and is the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, was up 4.8%, exceeding analyst estimates of a 4.7% gain. Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2022 An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Fed jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the government said Friday, the biggest such jump in four decades. Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 2022 An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Fed jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the government said Friday, the biggest such jump in four decades. Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2022 Verb New Mexico is using a new tool to gauge progress and officials stressed that the results can’t be compared to previous years. Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022 Continue using data to your advantage here and consider using internal surveys to gauge how many employees would be interested in a promotion or transfer. Patrick Donegan, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 In 2014, around one month after the Russian army invaded Crimea, local officials held a referendum to gauge public interest in joining Russia or remaining part of Ukraine. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 20 July 2022 A few days ago, a university headhunter reached out to Elizabeth T. Jacobs, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Arizona, to gauge her interest in moving to a leading university in Texas. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022 What is a good way to approach my previous employer or other employers in the field to gauge interest? Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 12 July 2022 During her seven year-tenure at the Beauty Lab, she's tested skincare products spanning eye creams, serums and facial oils, using specialized skin evaluation lab equipment to gauge changes before and after product use. April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 6 June 2022 In 1983, the government switched from using home prices — which also included mortgage payments and maintenance costs — to using rental prices to gauge the cost of housing. New York Times, 24 May 2022 In Massachusetts, wastewater data are part of a broader picture health authorities are using to gauge trends, said Dr. Madoff of the state’s health department. Brianna Abbott, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English gauge, gage "fixed standard of measure," borrowed from Anglo-French gauge, gouge "standard of liquid measure, tax paid to an official who determined the capacity of containers" (continental Old and Middle French jauge "graduated rod used for measuring liquid capacity, measurement by such a rod, capacity of a cask"), perhaps going back to Old Low Franconian galga "rod, beam," going back to Germanic galgōn "pole, stake, pole on which a condemned person was hung"; (sense 4) translation of German Massstab — more at gallows entry 1 Note: The semantic supposition behind this etymology is that the Old Low Franconian etymon retained the sense "rod" (lost elsewhere in Germanic) which was specialized to refer to a kind of measuring rod in Gallo-Romance. For detailed argumentation and bibliography see Dictionnaire étymologique de l'ancien français (online) at entry jauge. Verb Middle English gawgyn, gagen, borrowed from Anglo-French gauger, derivative of gauge gauge entry 1 First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing gauge gauge theory broad-gauge strain gauge water gauge standard gauge vacuum gauge wire gauge feeler gauge rain gauge pressure gauge See More gauge theory broad-gauge strain gauge water gauge standard gauge vacuum gauge wire gauge feeler gauge rain gauge pressure gauge See More Kids Definition gauge 1 of 2 noun variants also gage ˈgāj 1 : a measurement (as the distance between the rails of a railroad or the size of a shotgun barrel's inner diameter) according to some standard a standard gauge railway 2 : an instrument for measuring, testing, or registering a rain gauge a steam gauge gauge 2 of 2 verb variants also gage gauged also gaged; gauging also gaging 1 : to measure exactly gauge rainfall 2 : to make a judgment about It was hard to gauge his moods. Medical Definition gauge 1 of 2 noun variants also gage ˈgāj 1 a : measurement according to some standard or system b : the dimensions or extent of something 2 : an instrument for or a means of measuring or testing 3 : the diameter of a slender object (as a hypodermic needle) gauge 2 of 2 transitive verb variants also gage gauged also gaged; gauging also gaging 1 a : to measure exactly b : to determine the capacity or contents of 2 a : to check for conformity to specifications or limits b : to measure off or set out gauging verb variants also gaging present participle of gauge 1 as in calculating to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement glance over the pattern and try to gauge how much fabric you'll need Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance calculating figuring estimating judging guessing understanding putting reckoning making placing conjecturing supposing reasoning gathering deducing calling extrapolating inferring concluding Antonyms & Near Antonyms measuring scaling calibrating computing working out 2 as in measuring to find out the size, extent, or amount of very difficult to gauge how upset he really is by his controlled reaction Synonyms & Similar Words measuring assessing scaling computing judging spanning calculating figuring quantifying evaluating ascertaining weighing calibrating estimating determining guessing quantitating appraising valuing discovering guesstimating summing calipering valuating laying off ciphering conjecturing figuring out tallying adding up finding out reckoning supposing working out marking (off) totaling totalling doping (out)
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gauge

noun

verb

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Example Sentences

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