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GAUGE
- function introduced into a field equation to produce a convenient form of the equation but having no observable physical consequences
- to estimate
- to measure
- standard of measure
- to measure precisely [v GAUGED, GAUGES, GAUGING]
- device for measuring
- a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system as
- instrument for measuring a dimension or for testing mechanical accuracy
- instrument with a graduated scale or dialect for measuring or indicating quantity