galga extensiométrica

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The act of lengthening

Definition: The state of being lengthened

Definition: That which lengthens out; continuation.

Definition: The ratio of the extension of a material to the length of the material prior to stretching.

Definition: Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance.

Definition: The angular distance of a planet from the sun

Example: the elongation of Venus

Phonetic: "/ˈɡeɪdʒ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard

Definition: An act of measuring.

Definition: An estimate.

Definition: Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things

Definition: A thickness of sheet metal or wire designated by any of several numbering schemes.

Definition: The distance between the rails of a railway.

Definition: A semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space.

Definition: The number of stitches per inch, centimetre, or other unit of distance.

Definition: Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind.

Example: A vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it.

Definition: The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.

Definition: (plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to make it set more quickly.

Definition: That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles.

Definition: A unit of measurement which describes how many spheres of bore diameter of a shotgun can be had from one pound of lead; 12 gauge is roughly equivalent to .75 caliber.

Definition: (by extension) A shotgun (synecdoche for 12 gauge shotgun, the most common chambering for combat and hunting shotguns).

Definition: A tunnel-like ear piercing consisting of a hollow ring embedded in the lobe.

Phonetic: "/ˈɡeɪdʒ/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To measure or determine with a gauge; to measure the capacity of.

Definition: To estimate.

Definition: To appraise the character or ability of; to judge of.

Definition: To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it.

Definition: To mix (a quantity of ordinary plaster) with a quantity of plaster of Paris.

Definition: To chip, hew or polish (stones, bricks, etc) to a standard size and/or shape.