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gauge vs cypher

cypher vs gauge

gauge and cypher both are nouns.

gauge and cypher both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gauge Yes No Yes No
cypher Yes No Yes No
As verbs, cypher is a hypernym of gauge; that is, cypher is a word with a broader meaning than gauge:
  • gauge: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
  • cypher: make a mathematical calculation or computation
Other hypernyms of gauge include calculate, cipher, compute, figure, reckon, work out.
gauge (noun) cypher (noun)
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. a secret method of writing
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train a message written in a secret code
the thickness of wire a person of no influence
diameter of a tube or gun barrel a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
gauge (verb) cypher (verb)
measure precisely and against a standard make a mathematical calculation or computation
adapt to a specified measurement convert ordinary language into code
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
Difference between gauge and cypher

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