Gauge (English spelling)

Japanese: ゲージ（英語表記）gauge; gage

It has three different meanings: (1) A standard instrument with a set size, shape, angle, etc., which generally cannot be adjusted during measurement. Examples of this type include block gauges, wire gauges, and thread gauges (→ limit gauges). (2) The name of an instrument or measuring device used to measure and evaluate physical quantities such as length, pressure, geometric shape, and strain. For example, dial gauges, pressure gauges, air gauges, and strain gauges. (3) Refers to the size and shape itself that are set as a standard, such as broad gauge and narrow gauge for railways (→ track gauge). When simply referring to a gauge, it often means (1), and can be divided into standard gauges, inspection gauges, and machining gauges depending on the application.

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Gage, Thomas

Born: 1721. Sussex
[Died] April 2, 1787.
British military officer and general. Governor of Montreal in 1761. Commander-in-Chief of the British garrison in North America in 1763. Governor of Massachusetts in 1774. After the start of the American Revolutionary War, he was replaced as commander-in-chief after the Battle of Bunker Hill and returned to his home country.

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Japanese:

次の3様の意味がある。 (1) 定められた寸法，形状，角度などをもった標準器具をいい，一般には測定時に調節できないものをさす。ブロックゲージ，ワイヤゲージ，ねじゲージ (→限界ゲージ ) などがこの類である。 (2) 長さ，圧力，幾何学形状，ひずみなどの各物理量を測定・評価するための計器や測定器の名称。たとえば，ダイヤルゲージ，プレッシャーゲージ (圧力計) ，エアゲージ (空気マイクロメータ) ，ストレンゲージ (ひずみ計) など。 (3) 鉄道のブロードゲージ (広軌) ，ナローゲージ (狭軌) のように，標準として定められた寸法や形状そのものをさす (→軌間 ) 。単にゲージという場合は，(1) を意味することが多く，用途に応じて標準ゲージ，検査用ゲージ，工作用ゲージなどに分ける。