gauge

gauge
ɡei‹ 1. verb
1) (to measure (something) very accurately: They gauged the hours of sunshine.) måle (opp)
2) (to estimate, judge: Can you gauge her willingness to help?) anslå, lodde
2. noun
1) (an instrument for measuring amount, size, speed etc: a petrol gauge.) måleinstrument
2) (a standard size (of wire, bullets etc): gauge wire.) standardmål
3) (the distance between the rails of a railway line.) sporvidde, normalspor
mål
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måler
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subst. \/ɡeɪdʒ\/ eller gage
1) (standard)mål, dimensjon(er), vidde, kaliber, tykkelse, diameter
2) (sjøfart) side (på båt)
3) (teknikk) måler, måleinstrument, presisjonsmåler, tolk
• oil gauge
4) (overført) mål (på), målestokk
• gauge of intellect
5) (teknikk) skyvelære, mønsterskive, sjablong, mal
6) (boktrykking) holder (for side eller ark)
7) (jernbane) sporvidde
be lee gauge of (sjøfart) ligge i le av
broad gauge (jernbanefag) bred sporvidde
have the weather gauge of (sjøfart) være til luvart av (overført) ha overtak på
narrow gauge (jernbanefag) smal sporvidde
pressure gauge (teknikk) manometer, trykkmåler
standard gauge (jernbanefag) normalspor
take the gauge of bedømme, ta mål av
II
verb \/ɡeɪdʒ\/ eller gage
1) måle, måle opp, måle ut
2) justere, kalibrere
3) gradere
4) (overført) bedømme, vurdere, lodde, sondere, peile inn, beregne
• gauge somebody's character
vurdere noens personlighet
• gauge people's reactions
5) (håndarbeid) rynke (i partier)
gauge up jevne ut

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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