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gaugean instrument for measuring the amount, level, or contents of something

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: an instrument for measuring the amount, level, or contents of something

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɡeɪdʒ/

Korean meaning: 측정기, 계기

Korean pronunciation: 게이지 (강세: 게이지)

Example Sentences

  • My boss uses my coffee consumption to gauge how stressed I am at work.
  • The rain gauge collected three inches of water overnight.
  • She tried to gauge whether her joke was funny by watching people's faces.

gauge

NOUN

//ɡeɪdʒ//

an instrument for measuring the amount, level, or contents of something

gauge concept
💡 Concept

Measuring pressure with a gauge

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gauge rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Through age and time, the gauge reads pressure in its cage

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɡeɪdʒ/
🇬🇧 UK/ɡeɪdʒ/

🌳Etymology

Rootgauge

Origin

From Old French 'gauge' or 'jauge', likely derived from a Frankish or Germanic source. The word originally referred to a measuring rod or standard of measurement, eventually coming to mean any instrument for measuring.

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🎵Rhyme

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My boss uses my coffee consumption to gauge how stressed I am at work.

The rain gauge collected three inches of water overnight.

She tried to gauge whether her joke was funny by watching people's faces.

The teacher uses pop quizzes to gauge students' understanding.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

measureassessevaluateestimatedetermine

Antonyms

guessignore

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