noun. A standard dimension, quantity, or capacity, as.

noun. The distance between the two rails of a railroad.

noun. The distance between two wheels on an axle.

noun. The interior diameter of a shotgun barrel as determined by the number of lead balls of a size exactly fitting the barrel that are required to make one pound. Often used in combination.

noun. The thickness or diameter of sheet metal, wire, or a similar manufactured material or piece.

noun. The fineness of knitted cloth as measured by the number of stitches per a given unit of length.

noun. A standard or scale of measurement.

noun. An instrument for measuring the dimensions, capacity, or amount of something.

noun. A means of estimating or evaluating; a test.

noun. The position of a vessel in relation to another vessel and the wind.

transitive verb. To measure the dimensions, capacity, proportions, or amount of (something), especially by means of a gauge.

transitive verb. To evaluate or estimate.

transitive verb. To adapt or make conform to a specified standard.

transitive verb. To chip or rub (bricks or stones) to size.

adjective. Of or relating to a gauge.

adjective. Invariant under a local transformation.

noun. etc. See gage, etc.

transitive verb. To measure or determine with a gauge.

transitive verb. To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg.

transitive verb. To measure the dimensions of, or to test the accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock.

transitive verb. To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment.

transitive verb. To measure the capacity, character, or ability of; to estimate; to judge of.

noun. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard.

noun. Measure; dimensions; estimate.

noun. Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or template.

noun. Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some particular instrument

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noun. Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind.

noun. The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.

noun. The distance between the rails of a railway.

noun. The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to accelerate its setting.

noun. That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles.

noun. etc., the distance between the wheels; -- ordinarily called the track.

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noun. a stop cock used as a try cock for ascertaining the height of the water level in a steam boiler.

noun. the jar caused by a car-wheel flange striking the edge of the rail.

noun. a glass tube for a water gauge.

noun. an automatic lathe for turning a round object having an irregular profile, as a baluster or chair round, to a templet or gauge.

noun. the diameter of a cylinder whose altitude is one inch, and contents equal to that of a unit of a given measure; -- a term used in gauging casks, etc.

noun. a graduated rod, for measuring the capacity of barrels, casks, etc.

noun. a handsaw, with a gauge to regulate the depth of cut.

noun. a stiff and compact plaster, used in making cornices, moldings, etc., by means of a templet.

noun. a wheel at the forward end of a plow beam, to determine the depth of the furrow.

noun. an instrument used to strike a line parallel to the straight side of a board, etc.

noun. an instrument to regulate the length of the page.

noun. an instrument for measuring the quantity of rain at any given place.

noun. an instrument or contrivance for indicating the degree of saltness of water from its specific gravity, as in the boilers of ocean steamers.

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noun. an instrument for finding the depth of the sea.

noun. a glass siphon tube, partly filled with mercury, -- used to indicate pressure, as of steam, or the degree of rarefaction produced in the receiver of an air pump or other vacuum; a manometer.

"I have been working on similar physics with what I call gauge-holes (which is what I call these) in Anti-deSitter spacetimes."