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Birmingham wire gauge
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English
Noun
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A standard for the measurement of the diameter of wire (and hypodermic needles, catheters, etc.), using a scale from 5Ø or 00000 (corresponding to the largest size of 0.5 inches or 12.7 millimetres) to 36 (the smallest size of 0.004 in or 0.10 mm).
en BWG initialism Birmingham gauge
en American wire gauge