Gauge

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Gauge may refer to:

In measurements:

• American wire gauge, a measurement of diameter of a wire
• Gauge (bore diameter), the diameter of a shotgun barrel
• Stubs Iron Wire Gauge, which corresponds to the diameter of a hypodermic needle
  • See also Category:Wire gauges
• Sheet metal gauge, thickness of metal in sheet form - varies by composition
• Gauge (engineering), any of a variety of measurement devices.
• Sight glass for measuring liquid level heights in storage tanks and pressure vessels
• Gauge blocks, precision measuring standards (Johansson or slip gauges)
• Boost gauge, a gauge used in conjunction with turbo- super-chargers
• Pressure gauge or vacuum gauge, see pressure measurement
• Gauge (mathematics), a semi norm, a concept related to convex sets
• Stream gauge for measuring height and discharge of a river or stream
• The size of a stretched piercing, see stretching (body piercing)
• Film gauge, a physical property of film stock which defines its size
• Instrument panel of a car
• Gage R&R, a statistical tool to measure variation arising from the measurement device and its operators

In physics:

• Gauge theory
• Gauge fixing

In railroads:

• Rail gauge, the distance between the two rails forming a railroad track
• Standard gauge
• Narrow gauge railway
• Broad gauge
• Loading gauge - maximum width and height of engines and loaded wagons, etc.
• Structure gauge - minimum size of bridges, tunnels, platforms, etc.
• Axle load - maximum weight of axles for a given track
• Break of gauge

Other:

• Gauge (knitting), the number of stitches in a given length
• Change of gauge (aviation), when an aircraft type changes at a stopping point of a direct flight
• Gauge (porn star), the stage name of a pornographic film star
• 12 Gauge, a Canadian country music group, see Emerson Drive

[edit] See also

• Gage