gauge

judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train

the thickness of wire

a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

diameter of a tube or gun barrel

adapt to a specified measurement

“gauge the instruments”

determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation

“gauge the wine barrels”

measure precisely and against a standard

“the wire is gauged”

mix in specific proportions

“gauge plaster”

rub to a uniform size

“gauge bricks”