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PRONUNCIATION OF WIRE GAUGE

wire gauge  [waɪə ɡeɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WIRE GAUGE

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conjunction
determiner
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Wire gauge is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WIRE GAUGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wire gauge

Wire gauge is a measurement of how large a wire is, either in diameter or cross sectional area. This determines the amount of electric current a wire can safely carry, as well as its electrical resistance and weight per unit of length. Wire gauge is applicable to both electrical and non-electrical wires, being important to electrical wiring and to structural cable.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WIRE GAUGE


age
eɪdʒ
backstage
ˌbækˈsteɪdʒ
broad-gauge
ˈbrɔːdˌɡeɪdʒ
cage
keɪdʒ
disengage
ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ
engage
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ
gage
ɡeɪdʒ
gauge
ɡeɪdʒ
greengage
ˈɡriːnˌɡeɪdʒ
misgauge
ˌmɪsˈɡeɪdʒ
Osage
əʊˈseɪdʒ
outrage
ˈaʊtˌreɪdʒ
page
peɪdʒ
rage
reɪdʒ
regauge
riːˈɡeɪdʒ
sage
seɪdʒ
stage
steɪdʒ
teenage
ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒ
underage
ˌʌndərˈeɪdʒ
wage
weɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WIRE GAUGE

wire
wire brush
wire cloth
wire cutter
wire cutters
wire entanglement
wire gauze
wire glass
wire grass
wire in
wire mesh
wire netting
wire recorder
wire recording
wire rope
wire service
wire wheel
wire wool
wire-cutters
wire-drawer

WORDS THAT END LIKE WIRE GAUGE

broad gauge
depth gauge
dial gauge
feeler gauge
fuel gauge
gas gauge
height gauge
narrow gauge
oil gauge
plug gauge
pressure gauge
rain gauge
ring gauge
standard gauge
strain gauge
temperature gauge
test gauge
tide-gauge
vacuum gauge
water gauge
wire-gauge

Synonyms and antonyms of wire gauge in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wire gauge» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WIRE GAUGE

Find out the translation of wire gauge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wire gauge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wire gauge» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

线规
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calibre del cable
570 millions of speakers

English

wire gauge
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तार गेज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مقياس الأسلاك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сечение провода
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bitola do fio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তারের যন্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

calibre de fil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tolok wayar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Drahtstärke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

針金ゲージ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

와이어 게이지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngukur kabel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đo dây
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கம்பி பாதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तार गेज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tel ölçüsü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wire gauge
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Grubość drutu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перетин дроту
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ecartament sârmă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gauge σύρμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

draad meter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

wire gauge
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Wire Gauge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wire gauge

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WIRE GAUGE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wire gauge

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIRE GAUGE»

Discover the use of wire gauge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wire gauge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Simplified Irrigation Design
TABLE 122 Win Costs TABLE 12.3 Wire Gauge and Amp Capacity SlZE RELATlVE COST 1 8-gauge x = Relative Cost 1 6-gauge 1 .2 1 x; cost is 2 1 % more than that of 1 8-gauge wire 14-gauge 1.53x; cost is 53% more than that of 1 8-gauge ...
Pete Melby, 1995
2
Exquisite Beaded Jewelry: Use Basic Techniques to Create ...
The following usages are recommended for half-hard wire: Gauge 16-gauge 18- gauge Wire finishes, from top: Coated copper wire in a variety of colors, 16- gauge copper wire, 18-gauge silver wire, 20-gauge gold-filled wire, and memory wire ...
Lynda Musante, 2004
3
Electromagnetic Compatibility Handbook
[Paul,'92(b)] The inductive reactance is equal to coL = 2nfL , where L is the inductance of the wire and / is the frequency of the signal on the wire. The resistance of the wire is a function of the wire gauge and skin depth. Although formally ...
Kenneth L. Kaiser, 2004
4
Electronics For Dummies
You refer to the diameter of wire as the wire gauge. As luck would have it, the relationship between wire gauge and wire diameter in electronics is essentially backward: The smaller the wire gauge, the larger the wire diameter. You can see  ...
Cathleen Shamieh, Gordon McComb, 2011
5
The Medical Device R&D Handbook
Gauge Size Hypodermic tubing is commonly sized according to the English Birmingham or Stubs iron wire gauge. 1 Note that this is not the same as the Brown and Sharpe, nor the W&M music wire gauge. In the Stubs wire gauge world, as the ...
Theodore R. Kucklick, 2005
6
Wiring a House
... electricity to where we need it. It didn't take long to learn that the larger the wire's diameter, the more electricity we could deliver to the load and the less we would waste along the wire. The American Wire Gauge (AWG) provides numbers  ...
Rex Cauldwell, 2002
7
Complete Guide to Making Wire Jewelry
Lesley Weiss, Editors Of Beadstyle Magazine, BeadStyle Magazine. Wire gauge conversion chart chainnose flatnose nylon-jaw flush super-flush double-flush planishing the metal [14].
Lesley Weiss, Editors Of Beadstyle Magazine, BeadStyle Magazine, 2007
8
Beautiful Wire Jewelry for Beaders: Creative Wirework ...
Wire gauge equivalents gauge inches mm 10 0.102 2.6 12 0.081 2.1 14 0.064 1.6 16 0.052 1.3 18 0.040 1.0 20 0.032 0.8 22 0.025 0.6 24 0.020 0.5 26 0.016 0.4 28 0.013 0.3 BARBELL BEADS: A CLOSER LOOK This bead unit is made About ...
Irina Miech, 2009
9
Construction Materials: Types, Uses and Applications
There are two standard gauges in the United States: one for ferrous metals, called the American Steel Wire Gauge, and one for copper and other nonferrous metal wire, called the American Wire or B. & S. (Brown & Sharpe) Gauge. There is ...
Caleb Hornbostel, 1991
10
The Complete Guide to Wiring, Updated 6th Edition: Current ...
Wire gauge Wire gauge (600 volts) Wire gauge (600 volts) Wire gauge Paper Minimum: two 14-gauge wires Minimum: two 16-gauge wires Maximum: two 14- gauge wires Minimum: two 18-gauge wires Minimum: two 18-gauge wires ...
Editors of Cool Springs Press, 2014

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WIRE GAUGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wire gauge is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Onanon Launches OEM Connector Automated Wire Termination …
Crimping for termination can be semi-automated but has many design limitations and wire gauge size limitations. Miniaturization for complex connector design ... «Robotics Tomorrow, May 15»
2
Quick Alternator Wire Gauge ?
Had to take my 3g alternator in to verify its functioning properly and disconnected the wire that goes to the volt meter obviously. When I hooked it back up, the old ... «StangNet.com, Feb 15»
3
Pangea Audio ® Introduces Premium Quality Apple ® Certified …
Pangea has utilized high-grade copper, with wire gauges that are significantly thicker than a typical Apple-type cable in order to deliver accurate signal and ... «Business Wire, Oct 14»
4
AVX Announces Latest Iteration of Its Wire-To-Board IDC …
AVX Announces Latest Iteration of Its Wire-To-Board IDC Connectors for ... with the rugged power boards used to handle larger wire gauges and more amps per ... «GlobeNewswire, May 13»
5
Residential wiring 101
The 18-gauge limit is so it has enough cross section area to give it strength and not stretch or break easily. Manufacturers have made 18 the default wire gauge ... «SecurityInfoWatch, Aug 10»
6
Cabling for DDC Systems
AWG stands for American Wire Gauge, and there is an actual formula that's used to calculate AWG, which is simply based on the diameter of the wire. Rather ... «AutomatedBuildings.com, Dec 08»

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