depth gauge
1
5.9
- noun
- /dɛpθ ɡeɪdʒ/
- Specialized
:
calibrador de profundidad
- I was playing with titanium depth gauges when I should've been playing with dolls.
Examples
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And then, as the depth gauge hits 35,801 feet below sea level, the entire crew breaks into cheers, whoops, handshakes, and high-fives.
Fiction book (1998) -
4 INSERT ON THE DEPTH GAUGE: 35,100—35,200—35,300—35,400 ...
Fiction book (1998) -
All eyes on the depth gauge.
Fiction book (1998) -
Out of the corner of his eye, he checked the analog depth gauge.
Fiction book (2001) -
An alarm sounds as the depth gauge sounds 35,000 feet.
Fiction book (1998) -
It now has the depth gauge and the water temperature sensor.
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"Sears told her internal depth gauge she was more than thirty feet under the black water.
Fiction book (1999) -
Behind them is an elaborate depth gauge with computerized graphics.
Fiction book (1998) -
The scuba divers relied on their depth gauge to determine how far they had descended underwater.
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He adjusted the depth gauge to measure the depth of the hole he was digging in the garden.
Synonyms
A tool for measuring how deep a hole or groove is
How Advanced
- Specialized
79
4.0
- Specialized
- Specialized
11
7.9
- Specialized
1
5.9
- Archaic
1
8.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The MWE denotes an instrument for measuring depth, which is directly derivable from 'depth' (measure from surface to bottom) + 'gauge' (a device that measures), so a learner who knows both words can infer the meaning. This simple noun–noun compounding is a common, regular pattern in English (and in many languages), making it immediately accessible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Depth gauge comes from a simple image: a tool that you push into a hole or groove so you can see the depth, and the word gauge means 'to measure'. That's why depth gauge means a tool used to 'measure how deep' grooves, holes, or tire treads.