anemometer wind gauge wind gage | a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind |
broad gauge | a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard . inches |
candle taper wax light | stick of wax with a wick in the middle |
depth gauge depth gage | a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities |
fuel gauge fuel indicator | an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle |
gasoline gauge gasoline gage gas gauge gas gage petrol gauge petrol gage | gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle |
gauge gage | a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. |
micrometer micrometer gauge micrometer caliper | caliper for measuring small distances |
narrow gauge | a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard . inches |
pressure gauge pressure gage | gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure |
rain gauge rain gage pluviometer udometer | gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation |
standard gauge | railroad track having the standard width of . inches |
strain gauge strain gage | a gauge for measuring strain in a surface |
surface gauge surface gage scribing block | gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand, used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces |
taper file | a file with converging edges |
vacuum gauge vacuum gage | a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure |
water gauge water gage water glass | gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir |
wick taper | a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame |
wire gauge wire gage | gauge for measuring the diameter of wire |
taper | the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone) |
bore gauge caliber calibre | diameter of a tube or gun barrel |
gauge | the thickness of wire |
gauge | the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train |
gauge boson | a particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles |
gauge standard of measurement | accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared |
taper | a convex shape that narrows toward a point |
taper | diminish gradually, Interested tapered off |
taper off | become smaller or less active, Business tapered off |
sharpen taper point | give a point to, The candles are tapered |
gauge | mix in specific proportions, gauge plaster |
gauge | adapt to a specified measurement, gauge the instruments |
gauge | measure precisely and against a standard, the wire is gauged |
estimate gauge approximate guess judge | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time), I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds |
gauge | determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation, gauge the wine barrels |
gauge | rub to a uniform size, gauge bricks |
taper off peter out fizzle out fizzle | end weakly, The music just petered out--there was no proper ending |