gauge

 gauge 

ɡāj

Substantivo

1

an instrument or device for measuring the magnitude, amount, or contents of something, typically with a visual display of such information.

a fuel gauge

Sinônimos:

measuring instrumentmeasuring devicemetermeasureindicatordialscaleindexdisplay

2

the thickness, size, or capacity of something, especially as a standard measure.

Sinônimos:

sizemeasureextentdegreescopecapacitymagnitudewidthbreadthareathicknessspandepthheightborecaliberdiameter

Verbo

1

estimate or determine the magnitude, amount, or volume of.

astronomers can gauge the star's intrinsic brightness

Sinônimos:

measurecalculatecomputework outdetermineascertaincountweighquantifyput a figure on