gauging

American  

[gey-jing] / ˈgeɪ dʒɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of determining the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of something; measurement.

   Proper mechanical gauging of each connector is essential to ensure correct fit.

   The gauging of the canal boats is carried out at a weigh dock.

2. the act of judging, estimating, or appraising.

   Poker involves the careful gauging of other players’ hidden reactions by reading their faces and movements.

3. the act or process of gradually stretching a pierced body part by wearing increasingly larger objects in the opening.

   The practice of earlobe gauging has become a fairly frequent type of body modification.

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Other Word Forms

• self-gauging adjective

Etymology

Origin of gauging

First recorded in 1425–75; 2005–10 gauging for def. 3; gauge ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Regardless of the benefits, climate-related satellite data has an uncertain financial return for many potential customers, whether they are insurers forecasting catastrophe losses, utilities gauging wildfire risks or commodity companies predicting the next harvest.

From The Wall Street Journal

The index gauging current sales conditions increased one point to 42 in March from February.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, part of the approval process is gauging sequel potential.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some analysts also say that the geopolitical uncertainty has investors gauging the market’s fundamentals—and those look mostly solid.

From The Wall Street Journal

As well as gauging opinion on an outright ban, the government wants the public's views on less dramatic interventions.

From BBC

Related Words

• appraisal
• assessment
• conclusion
• estimation
• evaluation
• guess
• measure
• measurement
• opinion
• projection
• rating
• survey
• valuation