n. 25B6; noun
the temperature gauge : MEASURING DEVICE, measuring instrument, meter, measure; indicator, dial, scale, display.
exports are an important gauge of economic activity : MEASURE, indicator, barometer, point of reference, guide, guideline, touchstone, yardstick, benchmark, criterion, test, litmus test.
guitar strings of a different gauge : SIZE, diameter, thickness, width, breadth; measure, capacity, magnitude; bore, calibre.
25B6; verb
astronomers can gauge the star's intrinsic brightness : MEASURE, calculate, compute, work out, determine, ascertain; count, weigh, quantify, put a figure on.
it is difficult to gauge how effective the ban was : ASSESS, evaluate, determine, estimate, form an opinion of, appraise, weigh up, get the measure of, judge, guess; informal guesstimate, size up.