gauge

Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time).

Adapt to a specified measurement.

“gauge the instruments”

Determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation.

“gauge the wine barrels”

Measure precisely and against a standard.

“the wire is gauged”

Mix in specific proportions.

“gauge plaster”

Rub to a uniform size.

“gauge bricks”

The distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train.

The thickness of wire.

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.