gauge vs distance

distance vs gauge

gauge and distance both are nouns.

gauge and distance both are verbs.

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

As nouns, distance is a hypernym of gauge; that is, distance is a word with a broader meaning than gauge:

gauge: the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
distance: size of the gap between two places

Other hypernyms of gauge include length.

gauge (noun)	distance (noun)
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.	the property created by the space between two objects or points
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train	size of the gap between two places
the thickness of wire	indifference by personal withdrawal
diameter of a tube or gun barrel	a distant region
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared	the interval between two times
	a remote point in time

gauge (verb)	distance (verb)
measure precisely and against a standard	go far ahead of
adapt to a specified measurement	keep at a distance
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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