Gauge

The term Gauge is commonly used to measure thickness:

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• a scale for the diameter of a wire, e.g. American wire gauge. See also :Category:Wire gauges
• In Metallurgy, the thickness of a sheet of metal.

Other uses of Gauge:

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• Gauge (engineering), any of a variety of measurement devices.
• Gauge blocks, precision measuring standards (Johansson or slip gauges).
• Gauge (porn star), the stage name of an actress in adult films.
• Gauge (knitting), the number of stitches in a given length.
• Gauge (mathematics), a semi norm, a concept related to convex sets.
• Gauge (shotgun), the caliber of the gun barrel.
• Gauge transformation, a member of a group a mathematical mappings used in physics. Also:
• Gauge boson
• Gauge theory
• Lattice gauge theory
• Quantum gauge theory
• Gauge fixing
• Rail gauge, the distance between the two rails forming a railroad track. Also:
• Standard gauge
• Narrow gauge
• Broad gauge
• Loading gauge
• standard scales used in model railroading. See also :Category:Model railroad scales