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Gauge

Gauge (US , UK or ) may refer to:

Measurement

Gauge (instrument), any of a variety of measuring instruments
- For gauges on a car dashboard, see Dashboard items
Gauge blocks, metal blocks of precisely known length, used in measuring
Gauge (bore diameter), the diameter of a shotgun barrel
Wire gauge, a measurement of the cross-sectional area of a wire
- American wire gauge, a measurement of diameter of a wire
- Stubs Iron Wire Gauge, which corresponds to the diameter of a hypodermic needle
- The size of wire used in making jewelry: see Jewelry wire gauge
- See also
Unit of thickness used for thin plastics; 1 gauge = mil = inch = millimetre = 0.254 micrometre
Sheet metal gauge, thickness of metal in sheet form
Sight glass, also known as a water gauge, for measuring liquid level heights in storage tanks and pressure vessels
Boost gauge, a gauge used in conjunction with turbo-super-chargers
Pressure gauge or vacuum gauge (see pressure measurement)
Stream gauge for measuring height and discharge of a river or stream
Film gauge, a physical property of film stock which defines its size
ANOVA gauge R&R, a statistical tool to measure variation arising from the measurement device and its operators
Air core gauge, a type of rotary actuator often used in automotive instruments
Needle gauge for comparing outer diameter of medical needles