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Gauge ( ) may refer to:

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  • Measurement
  • Sizes
  • Railway practice
  • Medicine
  • Mathematics and physics
  • Other uses
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Gauge ( ) may refer to:

== Measurement == Gauge (instrument), any of a variety of measuring instruments Gauge (firearms) Wire gauge, a measure of the size of a wire American wire gauge, a common measure of nonferrous wire diameter, especially electrical Birmingham gauge, a measure of ferrous wire and hypodermic needle diameter Jewelry wire gauge, the size of wire used in jewelry making Sheet metal gauge, thickness of metal in sheet form Film gauge, a physical property of film stock which defines its size The size of objects used in stretching (body piercing), especially earrings Gauge block, a metal or ceramic block of precisely known dimension, used in measuring 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 Gauge pressure, pressure above ambient pressure Stream gauge, for measuring height and discharge of a river or stream Air core gauge, a type of rotary actuator often used in automotive instruments Gauger, one who gauges or measures, typically dutiable commodities, such as wine, landed from ships at docks

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