Gage, Phineas — The most famous patient to have survived severe damage to the brain and the first from whom something was learned about the relation between personality and the function of the front parts (the frontal lobes) of the brain. During work on a… … Medical dictionary
gage — Gauge Gauge (g[=a]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gauged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gauging}] [OF. gaugier, F. jauger, cf. OF. gauge gauge, measuring rod, F. jauge; of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an assumed L. qualificare to determine the qualities of a thing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phineas Gage — Infobox Person name = Phineas P. Gage image size = 160px caption = Life mask of Phineas Gage, c.1850 birth date = July 9?, 1823 birth place = death date = May 21?, 1860 death place = occupation = Railroad construction spouse = parents = children … Wikipedia
Phineas Gage — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Reconstrucción del accidente Phineas P. Gage (1823 – 21 de mayo, 1860) fue un obrero de ferrocarriles, quien debido a un accidente, sufrió daños severos en el cerebro, específicamente en parte del … Wikipedia Español
Maud Gage Baum — L. Frank and Maud Gage Baum in Egypt in 1906 Maud Gage Baum (March 27, 1861 – March 6, 1953) was the wife of L. Frank Baum. Her mother was the suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage. In her early life, she attended a boys high school and was raised to be … Wikipedia
Wire gage — Wire Wire (w[imac]r), n. [OE. wir, AS. wir; akin to Icel. v[=i]rr, Dan. vire, LG. wir, wire; cf. OHG. wiara fine gold; perhaps akin to E. withy. [root]141.] [1913 Webster] 1. A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wire rod — Wire Wire (w[imac]r), n. [OE. wir, AS. wir; akin to Icel. v[=i]rr, Dan. vire, LG. wir, wire; cf. OHG. wiara fine gold; perhaps akin to E. withy. [root]141.] [1913 Webster] 1. A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gauge rod — Gauge Gauge, n. [Written also gage.] 1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard. [1913 Webster] This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and groove to equal breadth by. Moxon … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
box gage — a tidal gage operated by a float in a long vertical box. The tide enters through a hole in the bottom of the box and a graduated rod rises and falls with the tide … Dictionary of ichthyology
wantage rod — noun : a graduated rod used as a gage of wantage in the contents of a cask or barrel … Useful english dictionary
bridle rod — noun or bridle bar : a steel tie bar used to join the ends of two point rails to hold them to gage in the proper position … Useful english dictionary