Synonyms for gauge

verb

• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
• adapt to a specified measurement
• determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
• measure precisely and against a standard
• mix in specific proportions
• rub to a uniform size

noun

• a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
• accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
• diameter of a tube or gun barrel
• the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
• the thickness of wire