Antonyms for gauges


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : geyj
Phonetic Transcription : geɪdʒ


Definition of gauges

Origin :
  • "ascertain by exact measurements," mid-15c., from Anglo-French gauge (mid-14c.), from Old North French gauger (Old French jauger), from gauge "gauging rod," perhaps from Frankish *galgo "rod, pole for measuring" or another Germanic source (cf. Old Norse gelgja "pole, perch," Old High German galgo; see gallows). Related: Gauged; gauging. The figurative use is from 1580s.
  • noun measure, standard
  • verb measure, judge
Example sentences :
  • But the balladists and ballad characters had their own gauges of conduct.
  • Extract from : « The Balladists » by John Geddie
  • Grantline could not set his gauges fast enough to fire at every round.
  • Extract from : « Wandl the Invader » by Raymond King Cummings
  • Four are assorted for gauges of different radii, for moulding-irons, etc.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 » by Various
  • For the first time in twenty years, the gauges were examined.
  • Extract from : « Wanted--7 Fearless Engineers! » by Warner Van Lorne
  • Faces and motives were to him what gauges and log-entries were to the Engineer.
  • Extract from : « Breaking Point » by James E. Gunn
  • Glancing about, he located the gauges that reported the air pressure beyond.
  • Extract from : « This World Must Die! » by Horace Brown Fyfe
  • How to read the gauges at a glance and understand just what they mean.
  • Extract from : « How to Become an Engineer » by Frank W. Doughty
  • The implements and the products of industry are the gauges of civilization.
  • Extract from : « The American Missionary -- Volume 39, No. 11, November, 1885 » by Various
  • The ball is coming towards one and one gauges the distance and strikes.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of Golf » by Percy Adolphus Vaile
  • The gauges are trembling over the 150 mark now—enough to get away with.
  • Extract from : « An Ocean Tramp » by William McFee

Synonyms for gauges

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019