(~s, gauging, ~d)
1.
If you ~ the speed or strength of something, or if you ~ an amount, you measure or calculate it, often by using a device of some kind.
He ~d the wind at over thirty knots...
Distance is ~d by journey time rather than miles.
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2.
A ~ is a device that measures the amount or quantity of something and shows the amount measured.
...temperature ~s.
...pressure ~s.
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3.
If you ~ people’s actions, feelings, or intentions in a particular situation, you carefully consider and judge them.
...as he ~d possible enemy moves and his own responses...
= assess
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4.
A ~ of someone’s feelings or a situation is a fact or event that can be used to judge them.
The index is the government’s chief ~ of future economic activity.
= measure
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5.
A ~ is the distance between the two rails on a railway line.
...a narrow ~ railway.
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6.
A ~ is the thickness of something, especially metal or wire.
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