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词条 Gauge
释义

  1. Measurement

  2. Sizes

      Railway practice   Medicine  Other sizes 

  3. Mathematics and physics

  4. Other uses

  5. See also

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Gauge (US: {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|eɪ|dʒ}}, UK: {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|eɪ|dʒ}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɔː|dʒ}}) may refer to:

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Measurement

  • Gauge (instrument), any of a variety of measuring instruments
  • Gauge block, a metal 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
  • 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

Sizes

Railway practice

  • Track gauge, the distance between the two rails forming a railway track
  • Loading gauge, the maximum width and height of vehicles (engines, loaded wagons, etc.).
  • Structure gauge, the minimum size of bridges, tunnels, platforms, etc.
  • Axle load, the weight that an axle exerts on track
  • Variable gauge, system to allow railway vehicles to travel across a break of gauge

Medicine

  • Birmingham gauge, for metal wire and tube products
  • French gauge, mainly for catheters

Other sizes

{{see also category|Wire gauges}}
  • 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

Mathematics and physics

  • Gauge theory
  • Gauge integral
  • Gauge fixing
  • Gauge boson
  • Gauge (Minkowski functional)

Other uses

  • Gauge (knitting), the number of stitches in a given length
  • Gauge (actress), American pornographic actress
  • Gauge (band), post-hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Gauge, Inc., a manufacturer of microphones and audio accessories
  • Change of gauge (aviation), when an aircraft type changes at a stopping point of a direct flight
  • Gauge (software), cross-platform test automation tool

See also

  • Gage (disambiguation)
  • Gaige (disambiguation)
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