standard gauge

stand·ard gauge

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Definitions of standard gauge words

noun standard gauge a standard of measure or measurement. 1
noun standard gauge a standard dimension, size, or quantity. 1
noun standard 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 standard gauge a means of estimating or judging; criterion; test. 1
noun standard gauge extent; scope; capacity: trying to determine the gauge of his own strength. 1
noun standard 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

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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