号 — meaning in English

English meaning

• gauge verb To measure something precisely, especially using a dedicated instrument.
• issue noun A subject or problem that people discuss or disagree about.
• size noun The physical dimensions, extent, or amount of something.

Senses

号 is used for these senses in English:

• gauge A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
• issue The entire set of some item printed and disseminated during a certain period, particularly (publishing) a single printing of a particular edition of a work when contrasted with other print runs.
• size The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is. [from 15th c.]

gauge — full definition

1. verb To measure something precisely, especially using a dedicated instrument.
2. verb To estimate or judge, especially something hard to measure directly, like a mood or reaction.
3. noun An instrument used for measuring, or the standard measurement itself (such as the thickness of wire or sheet metal, or the diameter of a shotgun barrel).

issue — full definition

1. noun A subject or problem that people discuss or disagree about.
2. noun A single edition of a magazine, newspaper, or comic.
3. verb To officially give out, publish, or send something into circulation.

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