лека́ло — meaning in English

English meaning

• gauge verb To measure something precisely, especially using a dedicated instrument.
• pattern noun A repeated design of shapes, colors, or lines, often decorative.

Senses

лека́ло is used for these senses in English:

• French curve A drafting template having edges of various curvatures, used for drawing smoothly-curved lines.
• gauge Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things
• pattern Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline. [from 14th 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).

pattern — full definition

1. noun A repeated design of shapes, colors, or lines, often decorative.
2. noun A regular, repeated way that something happens, which can be recognized or used to predict what comes next.
3. noun A template or model used as a guide for making something, especially a garment.
4. verb To design or shape something after a model or example.

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