ETYM Written also gage.
(Homonym: gage)
Any scientific measuring instrument—for example, a wire gauge or a pressure gauge. The term is also applied to the width of a railroad or tramway track.
An instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard; SYN. gage.
ETYM as. thicnes.
1. Resistance to flow.
2. The dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width.
3. Used of a line or mark; SYN. heaviness.