anemometer, wind gage, wind gauge - a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind

depth gage, depth gauge - a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities

dipstick - a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level

gas gage, gas gauge, gasoline gage, gasoline gauge - gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle

measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

pressure gage, pressure gauge - gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure

pluviometer, rain gage, rain gauge, udometer - gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation

strain gage, strain gauge - a gauge for measuring strain in a surface

scribing block, surface gage, surface gauge - gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces

vacuum gage, vacuum gauge - a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure

water gage, water gauge, water glass - gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir

wire gage, wire gauge - gauge for measuring the diameter of wire

criterion, standard, touchstone, measure - a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"

broad gauge - a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches

narrow gauge - a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches

standard gauge - railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches

distance, length - size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"

thickness - the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width

diam, diameter - the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference

compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation

quantise, quantize - telecommunications: approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values

misgauge - gauge something incorrectly or improperly

put, place, set - estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."

give - estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success"

lowball, underestimate - make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"

assess - estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years"

make - calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet"

reckon, count - take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon"

truncate - approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series"

guesstimate - estimate based on a calculation

rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"

ascertain, determine, find out, find - after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"

measure, quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"

standardize, standardise - cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and measures were standardized"

coalesce, conflate, fuse, immix, mix, merge, commingle, blend, meld, flux, combine - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"