1. gauge
verb. ['ˈgeɪdʒ'] judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time).
Synonyms
- reckon
- guess
- compute
- give
- calculate
- misgauge
- estimate
- set
- count
- judge
- put
- lowball
- guesstimate
- place
- quantise
- work out
- figure
- assess
- cipher
- quantize
- cypher
- make
- truncate
- approximate
Antonyms
- debit
- disarrange
- deglycerolize
- pressurize
Etymology
- gage (Middle English (1100-1500))
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2. gauge
noun. ['ˈgeɪdʒ'] a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc..
Synonyms
- depth gauge
- vacuum gauge
- measuring device
- vacuum gage
- petrol gage
- strain gauge
- wire gauge
- gage
- dipstick
- wind gage
- surface gauge
- strain gage
- water gage
- udometer
- surface gage
- pressure gage
- pressure gauge
- gasoline gauge
- water glass
- measuring system
- anemometer
- rain gauge
- gas gauge
- measuring instrument
- wire gage
- rain gage
- depth gage
- gasoline gage
- wind gauge
- scribing block
- water gauge
- gas gage
- pluviometer
Antonyms
- overvalue
- divide
- multiply
- integrate
Etymology
- gage (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. boson
noun. any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons.
Synonyms
- mesotron
- subatomic particle
- particle
- meson
4. gauge
verb. ['ˈgeɪdʒ'] adapt to a specified measurement.
Synonyms
- standardize
Antonyms
- forbid
- disallow
Etymology
- gage (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. gauge
noun. ['ˈgeɪdʒ'] accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared.
Synonyms
- measure
- standard of measurement
- standard
- criterion
Antonyms
- take
- borrow
- breastfeed
- starve
Etymology
- gage (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. gauge
verb. ['ˈgeɪdʒ'] measure precisely and against a standard.
Synonyms
- measure
Antonyms
- shrink
- hide
Etymology
- gage (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. gauge
noun. ['ˈgeɪdʒ'] diameter of a tube or gun barrel.
Synonyms
- diameter
- bore
- caliber
- diam
Antonyms
- add
- subtract
- esteem
- respect
Etymology
- gage (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. gauge
verb. ['ˈgeɪdʒ'] mix in specific proportions.
Synonyms
- immix
- merge
- coalesce
- fuse
- meld
- mix
- combine
- conflate
- blend
- flux
Antonyms
- disinherit
- explode
- stay
- stand still
Etymology
- gage (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. gauge
verb. ['ˈgeɪdʒ'] rub to a uniform size.
Antonyms
- winterize
Etymology
- gage (Middle English (1100-1500))
10. gauge
noun. ['ˈgeɪdʒ'] the thickness of wire.
Antonyms
- exclude
Etymology
- gage (Middle English (1100-1500))
Example sentences of the word gauge-boson
1. Noun Phrase
The Higgs Boson is the only scalar boson known so far, with the other bosons – the photon, gluon, Z-bosons and W bosons – being gauge bosons.