gauge vs truncate

truncate vs gauge

gauge is a noun but truncate is not a noun.

gauge is not an adjective while truncate is an adjective.

gauge and truncate both are verbs.

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

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

gauge: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
truncate: approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one

Other hyponyms of gauge include quantise, quantize, misgauge, place, put, set, give, lowball, underestimate, assess, make, count, reckon, guesstimate.

gauge (noun)	truncate (noun)
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
the thickness of wire
diameter of a tube or gun barrel
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

gauge (adjective)	truncate (adjective)
	terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off

gauge (verb)	truncate (verb)
measure precisely and against a standard	make shorter as if by cutting off
adapt to a specified measurement	approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
mix in specific proportions	replace a corner by a plane
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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