“Gage” or “Gauge”

gage g·EY·jh

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

gauge g·EY·jh

• nouna measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc..
• nounaccepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared.
• nounthe distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train.
• nounthe thickness of wire.
• verbrub to a uniform size.
• verbdetermine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation.
• verbmeasure precisely and against a standard.
• verbadapt to a specified measurement.
• verbmix in specific proportions.