wire gauge

noun
a gauge calibrated for determining the diameter of wire.

Origin:
1825–35

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wire gauge

noun
gauge for measuring the diameter of wire 
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Wire gauge is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example sentences
All wire gauge, wire color-coding, and wire lengths shall be shown.
The size of the end may vary, depending on the wire gauge.
The wire gauge for two conductors and the ground shall be as specified in the
  plans.
The quality factor decreases with increasing wire gauge as expected.
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