gaging
nounDivide gaging into syllables:
gag · ing
How to pronounce gaging:
Definition of gaging:
- gaging (noun):
- the distance between the rails of a railroad
- the thickness of a thin material (such as sheet metal or plastic film)
- the diameter of a slender object (such as wire or a hypodermic needle)
- the fineness of a knitted fabric expressed by the number of loops per unit width
- a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system such as
- the size of a shotgun barrel's inner diameter nominally expressed as the number of lead balls each just fitting that diameter required to make a pound
Synonyms for gaging:
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