Gauge
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Gauge (Template:Pron-en) may refer to:
In measurement
- Gauge (instrument), any of a variety of measuring instruments
- For gauges on a car dashboard, see Dashboard > Dashboard items
- Gauge blocks, metal blocks of precisely known length, used in measuring
- American wire gauge, a measurement of diameter of a wire
- Gauge (bore diameter), the diameter of a shotgun barrel
- Stubs Iron Wire Gauge, which corresponds to the diameter of a hypodermic needle
- See also Category:Wire gauges
- Unit of thickness used for thin plastics; 1 gauge = 1/100 mil = 1/100,000 inch = 25.4/100000 millimetre = 0.254 micrometre
- Sheet metal gauge, thickness of metal in sheet form
- Sight glass for measuring liquid level heights in storage tanks and pressure vessels
- Boost gauge, a gauge used in conjunction with turbo-super-chargers
- Pressure gauge or vacuum gauge (see pressure measurement)
- Stream gauge for measuring height and discharge of a river or stream
- The size of piercing jewelry thickness and a stretched piercing (see stretching (body piercing))
- Film gauge, a physical property of film stock which defines its size
- ANOVA Gauge R&R, a statistical tool to measure variation arising from the measurement device and its operators
- Air core gauge, a type of rotary actuator often used in automotive instruments
In mathematics and physics
In railway practice
- Rail gauge, the distance between the two rails forming a railroad track
- Standard gauge
- Narrow gauge railway
- Broad gauge
- Loading gauge, the maximum width and height of engines and loaded wagons, etc
- Structure gauge, the minimum size of bridges, tunnels, platforms, etc
- Axle load, the maximum weight of axles for a given track
- Break of gauge
In other contexts
- Gauge (knitting), the number of stitches in a given length
- Change of gauge (aviation), when an aircraft type changes at a stopping point of a direct flight
- Gauge (person), the stage name of a pornographic actress
- Gauge (band), post-hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois, USA
- 12 Gauge, a Canadian country music group (see Emerson Drive)
- 12 Gauge (rapper), a 1990s rapper from Augusta, Georgia, USA