gage : Idioms & Phrases
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Blue gage
- . See under
Gage , a plum.
Webster 1913
depth gage
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noun a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities
depth gauge.
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gas gage
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noun gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle
gas gauge; gasoline gauge; petrol gauge; gasoline gage; gas gage.
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gasoline gage
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noun gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle
gas gauge; gasoline gauge; petrol gauge; gasoline gage; gas gage.
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Green gage
(Bot.) SeeGreengage , in the Vocabulary.
Webster 1913
petrol gage
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noun gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle
gas gauge; gasoline gauge; petrol gauge; gasoline gage; gas gage.
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pressure gage
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noun gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure
pressure gauge.
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rain gage
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noun gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation
rain gauge; udometer; pluviometer.
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strain gage
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noun a gauge for measuring strain in a surface
strain gauge.
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surface gage
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noun gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces
surface gauge; scribing block.
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vacuum gage
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noun a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure
vacuum gauge.
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water gage
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noun gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir
water gauge; water glass.
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Wa"ter gage`
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See Water gauge .
Webster 1913
wind gage
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noun a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind
anemometer; wind gauge.
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wire gage
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noun gauge for measuring the diameter of wire
wire gauge.
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Wire gauge ∨ gage
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(a) A gauge for measuring the diameter of wire, thickness of sheet metal, etc., often consisting of a metal plate with a series of notches of various widths in its edge.(b) A standard series of sizes arbitrarily indicated, as by numbers, to which the diameter of wire or the thickness of sheet metal in usually made, and which is used in describing the size or thickness. There are many different standards for wire gauges, as in different countries, or for different kinds of metal, the Birmingham wire gauges and the American wire gauge being often used and designated by the abbreviations B. W.G. and A. W.G. respectively.