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gauges

NOUN

measure, standard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barometer benchmark criterion indicator meter pattern yardstick

STRONG

basis bore capacity check degree depth example exemplar extent guide guideline height magnitude mark model norm rule sample scale scope size span test thickness touchstone type width

Antonyms

STRONG

extreme unimportance

WEAK

estimate guess

VERB

measure, judge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appraise ascertain assess calculate calibrate determine evaluate guess quantify take account of weigh

STRONG

adjudge check compute count estimate eye figure guesstimate meter peg rate reckon scale size tally value

WEAK

check out figure in have one's number look over quantitate size up

Antonyms

STRONG

subtract

Example Sentences

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Strain gauges installed throughout the aircraft measured structural loads and recorded how the airframe responded to various forces encountered during testing.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

This is especially important, as some of these gauges are closer to 2% and rising more slowly while others rise more rapidly away from the Fed’s 2% target.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Drones deployed earlier had been unable to read gauges showing the internal temperatures.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Japan’s Nikkei ended 1.0% lower, while China’s Shanghai Composite Index was 1.5% lower and the Chinext and Shenzhen gauges slid over 2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Both gauges immediately registered past the green and onto the red; the needles swung violently and then subsided.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick