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standard vs gauge

gauge vs standard

standard and gauge both are nouns.

standard is an adjective but gauge is not an adjective.

standard is not a verb while gauge is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
standard Yes Yes No No
gauge Yes No Yes No
As nouns, gauge is a hyponym of standard; that is, gauge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than standard:
  • standard: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
  • gauge: accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
Other hyponyms of standard include benchmark, earned run average, ERA, GPA, grade point average, procrustean bed, procrustean rule, procrustean standard, yardstick, medium of exchange, monetary system, graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement, standard of measurement, baseline, norm.
standard (noun) gauge (noun)
any distinctive flag a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support) the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
the ideal in terms of which something can be judged the thickness of wire
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated diameter of a tube or gun barrel
the value behind the money in a monetary system accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
a board measure = 1980 board feet
standard (adjective) gauge (adjective)
established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
commonly used or supplied
regularly and widely used or sold
standard (verb) gauge (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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