Gauge
nnoun.artifacta measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.Synset:gage
Derivationally Related Form:gauge
Hypernyms:measuring device measuring instrument measuring system
Inherited Hypernyms:gaugemeasuring instrumentinstrumentdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:anemometerdepth gagedepth gaugedipstickgas gagegas gaugegasoline gagegasoline gaugepetrol gagepetrol gaugepluviometerpressure gagepressure gaugerain gagerain gaugescribing blockstrain gagestrain gaugesurface gagesurface gaugeudometervacuum gagevacuum gaugewater gagewater gaugewater glasswind gagewind gaugewire gagewire gauge
Full Hyponyms:anemometerdepth gaugedipstickgasoline gaugemanometerpressure gaugerain gaugesphygmomanometerstrain gaugesurface gaugetensimetervacuum gaugewater gaugewater levelwire gauge
nnoun.relationaccepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or comparedSynset:standard of measurement
Derivationally Related Form:gauge
Hypernyms:criterion measure standard touchstone
Inherited Hypernyms:gaugestandardsystem of measurementmeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.attributethe distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a trainHypernyms:distance length
Inherited Hypernyms:gaugedistancesizemagnitudepropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:broad gaugenarrow gaugestandard gauge
Full Hyponyms:broad gaugenarrow gaugestandard gauge
nnoun.attributethe thickness of wireHypernyms:thickness
Inherited Hypernyms:gaugethicknessdimensionmagnitudepropertyattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributediameter of a tube or gun barrelSynset:bore caliber calibre
Derivationally Related Form:calibratebore
Hypernyms:diam diameter
Inherited Hypernyms:borediameterlengthdimensionmagnitudepropertyattributeabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:borediameterlengthfundamental quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:borediameterlengthphysical propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
vverb.cognitionjudge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)Synset:approximate estimate guess judge
Examples:- I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
Derivationally Related Form:judgingjudgeapproximativeestimationguesserguessestimatejudgment
Hypernyms:calculate cipher compute cypher figure reckon work out
Inherited Hypernyms:estimatecalculatereasonthink
Direct Hyponyms:assesscountgiveguesstimatelowballmakemisgaugeplaceputquantisequantizereckonsettruncateunderestimate
Full Troponyms:assessgiveguesstimatelowballmakemisgaugeplacequantizereckontruncate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.contactrub to a uniform sizeHypernyms:rub
Inherited Hypernyms:gaugerubguide
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationdetermine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculationDerivationally Related Form:gauge
Hypernyms:ascertain determine find find out
Inherited Hypernyms:gaugedetermine
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vverb.changemeasure precisely and against a standardDerivationally Related Form:gauge
Hypernyms:measure quantify
Inherited Hypernyms:gaugequantifycarrycommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changeadapt to a specified measurementHypernyms:standardise standardize
Inherited Hypernyms:gaugestandardizeregulatedecide
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changemix in specific proportionsHypernyms:blend coalesce combine commingle conflate flux fuse immix meld merge mix
Inherited Hypernyms:gaugeblendchange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something