Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lee geyj]
- /li geɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lee geyj]
- /li geɪdʒ/
Definitions of lee gauge words
- noun lee gauge a standard of measure or measurement. 1
- noun lee gauge a standard dimension, size, or quantity. 1
- noun lee gauge any device or instrument for measuring, registering measurements, or testing something, especially for measuring a dimension, quantity, or mechanical accuracy: pressure gauge; marking gauge. 1
- noun lee gauge a means of estimating or judging; criterion; test. 1
- noun lee gauge extent; scope; capacity: trying to determine the gauge of his own strength. 1
- noun lee gauge Ordnance. a unit of measure of the internal diameter of a shotgun barrel, determined by the number of spherical lead bullets of a diameter equal to that of the bore that are required to make one pound: a twelve-gauge shotgun. 1
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Origin of lee gauge
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Old North French (French jauge) < Germanic
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Parts of speech for Lee gauge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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lee gauge popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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