gauging vs measurement

gauging

noun
  • Measurement or estimation, with or as if with a gauge. 

  • The addition of various materials to lime mortar. 

  • A shirring. 

measurement

noun
  • Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring. 

  • The act of measuring. 

How often have the words gauging and measurement occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )