cipher vs gauge

gauge vs cipher

cipher and gauge both are nouns.

cipher and gauge both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cipher	Yes	No	Yes	No
gauge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gauge is a hyponym of cipher; that is, gauge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cipher:

cipher: make a mathematical calculation or computation
gauge: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

Other hyponyms of cipher include quantise, quantize, extract, process, prorate, miscalculate, misestimate, recalculate, average, average out, factor, factor in, factor out, add, add together, deduct, subtract, take off, multiply, divide, fraction, extrapolate, interpolate, differentiate, integrate, survey, approximate, estimate, guess, judge, budget, capitalise, capitalize, resolve, solve.

cipher (noun)	gauge (noun)
a secret method of writing	a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
a message written in a secret code	the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
a person of no influence	the thickness of wire
a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential	diameter of a tube or gun barrel
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number	accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

cipher (verb)	gauge (verb)
make a mathematical calculation or computation	measure precisely and against a standard
convert ordinary language into code	adapt to a specified measurement
	mix in specific proportions
	judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
	determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
	rub to a uniform size

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