Gauges

The term Gauge is commonly used to measure thickness: more...

• a scale for the diameter of a wire, e.g. American wire gauge. See also Category:Wire gauges
• In Metallurgy, the thickness of a sheet of metal.
• In medical terms, the thickness of a hypodermic needle.

Other uses of Gauge:

• Gauge (engineering), any of a variety of measurement devices.
• Gauge blocks, precision measuring standards (Johansson or slip gauges).
• Boost gauge, a gauge used in conjunction with turbo- super-chargers.
• Gauge (porn star), the stage name of adult film star.
• Gauge (knitting), the number of stitches in a given length.
• Gauge (mathematics), a semi norm, a concept related to convex sets.
• Gauge (bore diameter), the caliber of the gun barrel.

• Gauge transformation, a member of a group of mathematical mappings used in physics. Also:
  • Gauge boson
  • Gauge theory
  • Lattice gauge theory
  • Quantum gauge theory
  • Gauge fixing
• Rail gauge, the distance between the two rails forming a railroad track. Also:
  • Standard gauge
  • Narrow gauge
  • Broad gauge
  • Loading gauge
  • standard scales used in model railroading. See also Category:Model railroad scales

See also:

• Gage

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