gauge vs length

length vs gauge

gauge and length both are nouns.

gauge is a verb but length is not a verb.

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

As nouns, length is a hypernym of gauge; that is, length 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
length: size of the gap between two places

Other hypernyms of gauge include distance.

gauge (noun)	length (noun)
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.	a section of something that is long and narrow
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train	the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
the thickness of wire	continuance in time
diameter of a tube or gun barrel	the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared	size of the gap between two places

gauge (verb)	length (verb)
measure precisely and against a standard
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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