"Belfagor Arcidiabolo" wrote:
> Solo una domanda: il termine "gauge" nell'espressione
> sopracitata che senso ha? Da dove viene?
> Significa qualcosa di particolare?
Se ti interessa il significato ordinario della parola, eccolo:
1 a : a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to
some standard or system: as (1) : the distance between the
rails of a railroad (2) : the size of a shotgun barrel's inner
diameter nominally expressed as the number of lead balls
each just fitting that diameter required to make a pound
<a 12-gauge shotgun> (3) : the thickness of a thin
material (as sheet metal or plastic film) (4) : the diameter
of a slender object (as wire or a hypodermic needle) (5) :
the fineness of a knitted fabric expressed by the number of
loops per unit width b : DIMENSIONS, SIZE c : MEASURE 1
<surveys are a gauge of public sentiment>
2 : an instrument for or a means of measuring or testing:
as a : an instrument for measuring a dimension or for
testing mechanical accuracy b : an instrument with a
graduated scale or dial for measuring or indicating
quantity
3 : relative position of a ship with reference to another
ship and the wind
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Enrico Smargiassi
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