gauge
1 noun instrumenttomhsaire masc4 méadar masc1 air gauge aerthomhsaire masc4oil gauge treoir olatemperature gauge teochtmhéadar masc1 2 noun diameter of gun barrel, wire etctomhas masc1 the needles come in different gauges tá na snáthaidí le fáil i dtomhais éagsúlawire gauge tomhas sreingeTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun thickness of sheet metal etctomhas masc1 4 noun TRANSP width of railway trackleithead masc1 5 noun yardstickslat tomhais you can use inflation as a gauge is féidir an boilsciú a úsáid mar shlat tomhaisit's a good gauge of demand is bealach maith é leis an éileamh a mheas 6 verb estimate, determine TRANSITIVEmeas verb tomhais verb it's hard to gauge public opinion is deacair dearcadh an phobail a mheasit was difficult to gauge the size of the waves bhí sé deacair méid na dtonnta a thomhasshe looked at him to gauge whether he was being serious bhreathnaigh sí air ag féachaint an raibh sé i ndáirírehe gauged how far the wall was from him rinne sé amach cá fhad uaidh a bhí an balla 7 verb measure with instrument TRANSITIVEtomhais verb to gauge the temperature of sth teocht ruda a thomhas