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Gauge meaning
A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard | An act of measuring. | An estimate.
Example sentences (20)
According to the NRC, the suspension became necessary to fast track the completion of the new standard gauge, which required shifting of the existing narrow gauge and relaying it to accommodate standard gauge rail line.
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Four types of rolling stock are used: Mitsubishi-ROTEM Broad gauge, Bombardier MOVIA, Mitsubishi-ROTEM Standard gauge, and CAF Beasain Standard gauge.
His rail gauge of convert, sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", is the standard gauge by name and by convention for most of the world's railways.
Narrow-gauge railways also have specialized use in mines and other environments where a very small structure gauge makes a very small loading gauge necessary.
The choice was often not between a narrow gauge railway and a standard gauge one, but between a narrow gauge railway and none at all.
The original Japanese railways generally used narrow gauge, but the increased stability offered by widening the rails to standard gauge would make very high-speed rail much simpler, and thus standard gauge was adopted for high-speed service.
Total: convert (2013) Country comparison to the world: 59 Broad gauge: maincheck gauge Railway links with adjacent countries * Russia - yes - maincheck gauge.
Track gauge Historically, the track gauge has had considerable variations, with narrow gauge common in many early systems.
That’s why 20-gauge shotgun shells, and only 20 gauge, are always yellow.
In Africa, such as Kenya and Ethiopia, Chinese rail planners also ignore the existing meter gauge rail system with the potential of improvement and separately build standard gauge.
According to our present understanding, the electromagnetic field itself is produced by photons, which in turn result from a local gauge symmetry and the laws of quantum field theory (see the Second quantization and Gauge boson sections below).
Also in 1849, Bernard Schaeffer in Magdeburg, Germany patented a successful diaphragm (see below) pressure gauge, which, together with the Bourdon gauge, revolutionized pressure measurement in industry.
Although Bryan himself later became a champion of prohibition, his position was unknown in 1896. citation "Narrow Gauge" Prohibition nomination "Narrow Gauge" Prohibition ticket: File:JoshuaLevering.
Another factor favoring standard gauge is that accessibility laws are making low-floor trams mandatory, and there is generally insufficient space for wheelchairs to move between the wheels in a narrow-gauge layout.
Approximately 55% of the lines in the world are this gauge (see the list of standard gauge usages).
Berlier recommended a special track gauge of 1300mm (versus the standard gauge of 1435mm) to protect the system from national takeover, which inflamed the issue substantially.
Costs Many engineers considered the cost of a railway varies with some power of the gauge, so the narrower gauge the cheaper it might be.
For instance, if a curve with standard gauge rail can allow speed up to convert, the same curve with narrow gauge rail can only allow speed up to convert.
Gauge 1 and Gauge 3 are also popular for gardens.