Broad gauge () A wider distance between the rails than the "standard" gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge. |
Gauge (v. t.) To measure or determine with a gauge. |
Gauge (v. t.) To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg. |
Gauge (v. t.) To measure the dimensions of, or to test the accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock. |
Gauge (v. t.) To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment. |
Gauge (v. t.) To measure the capacity, character, or ability of |
Gauge (n.) A measure |
Gauge (n.) Measure |
Gauge (n.) Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things |
Gauge (n.) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment |
Gauge (n.) Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind |
Gauge (n.) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water. |
Gauge (n.) The distance between the rails of a railway. |
Gauge (n.) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to accelerate its setting. |
Gauge (n.) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid |
Sea gauge () See under Gauge, n. |
Standard (n.) A flag |
Standard (n.) That which is established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, extent, value, or quality |
Standard (n.) That which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent |
Standard (n.) The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority. |
Standard (n.) A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis. |
Standard (n.) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla. |
Standard (n.) An upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold |
Standard (n.) An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally. |
Standard (n.) The sheth of a plow. |
Standard (n.) A large drinking cup. |
Standard (a.) Being, affording, or according with, a standard for comparison and judgment |
Standard (a.) Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value |
Standard (a.) Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall |
Standard (a.) Not of the dwarf kind |
Standard-bred (a.) Bred in conformity to a standard. Specif., applied to a registered trotting horse which comes up to the standard adopted by the National Association of Trotting-horse Breeders. |
Standard-wing (n.) A curious paradise bird (Semioptera Wallacii) which has two long special feathers standing erect on each wing. |
Water gauge () A wall or bank to hold water back. |
Water gauge () An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or quantity of water, or for indicating the height of its surface, as in the boiler of a steam engine. See Gauge. |
standing operating procedure standard operating procedure SOP standard procedure | a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely, rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries |
standard schnauzer | a medium-sized schnauzer |
standard poodle | a breed or medium-sized poodles |
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 |
Clark cell Clark standard cell | a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force |
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 banner | any distinctive flag |
standard | an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support), distance was marked by standards every mile, lamps supported on standards provided illumination |
standard cell | a primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force |
standard gauge | railroad track having the standard width of . inches |
standard transmission stick shift | a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal |
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 |
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 |
wire gauge wire gage | gauge for measuring the diameter of wire |
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 |
gold standard | a paragon of excellence, academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged |
criterion standard | the ideal in terms of which something can be judged, they live by the standards of their community |
accounting principle accounting standard | a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions |
standard deviation | the square root of the variance |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASCII | (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies, a string of binary digits represents each character, used in most microcomputers |
American Standard Version American Revised Version | a revised version of the King James Version |
Revised Standard Version | a revision of the American Standard Version |
Standard and Poor's Standard and Poor's Index | a broadly based stock market index |
double standard | an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another |
double standard of sexual behavior | a code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women) |
standard generalized markup language SGML | (computer science) a standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents, a set of rules for using whatever markup vocabulary is adopted |
non-standard speech | speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community |
standard criterion measure touchstone | a basis for comparison, a reference point against which other things can be evaluated, the schools comply with federal standards, they set the measure for all subsequent work |
procrustean standard procrustean rule procrustean bed | a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality |
gauge boson | a particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles |
color bearer standard-bearer | the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle |
standard-bearer | an outstanding leader of a political movement |
standard monetary standard | the value behind the money in a monetary system |
gold standard | a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold |
silver standard | a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silver |
standard | a board measure board feet |
candle candela cd standard candle | the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites, equal to of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of , degrees Kelvin |
standard atmosphere atmosphere atm standard pressure | a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercurymm high at sea level and degrees centigrade |