medidor — meaning in English

English meaning

• gauge verb To measure something precisely, especially using a dedicated instrument.
• measure verb To find the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or standard.

Senses

medidor is used for these senses in English:

• gauge Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things
• measure The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.) [from 14th c.]
• measurer One who, or that which, measures.

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).

measure — full definition

1. verb To find the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or standard.
2. noun A standard unit or amount used for comparison or quantity.
3. noun An action taken to achieve a particular goal, especially in an official or legal context.

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