standard
IPA: stˈændɝd
noun
- A principle or example or measure used for comparison.
- A level of quality or attainment.
- Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations; a model.
- A musical work of established popularity.
- A rule or set of rules or requirements which are widely agreed upon or imposed by government.
- The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established for coinage.
- (sociolinguistics) standard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language
- A bottle of wine containing 0.750 liters of fluid.
- (India) Grade level in primary education.
- A vertical pole with something at its apex.
- An object supported in an upright position, such as a lamp standard.
- The flag or ensign carried by a military unit.
- One of the upright members that supports the horizontal axis of a transit or theodolite.
- Any upright support, such as one of the poles of a scaffold.
- A sturdy, woody plant whose upright stem is used to graft a less hardy ornamental flowering plant on, rather then actually planting it.
- A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.
- The sheth of a plough.
- A manual transmission vehicle.
- (botany) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.
- (shipbuilding) An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.
- A large drinking cup.
- (historical) A collar of mail protecting the neck.
- (science fiction, fantasy) Denoting the name of a universal language in various works.
- Short for standard poodle. [A relatively large poodle, measuring more than 15 inches (38 cm).]
adjective
- Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.
- (of a tree or shrub) Growing alone as a free-standing plant; not trained on a post etc.
- Having recognized excellence or authority.
- Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality.
- (not comparable, of a motor vehicle) Having a manual transmission.
- As normally supplied (not optional).
- (linguistics) Conforming to the standard variety.
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Examples of "standard" in Sentences
- It is standardized by the association.
- That is the standard in the corporations.
- In the scope of the standard, it is slang.
- Reproducibility of the standard is the constraint.
- It fits snugly and securely on most standard sized playpens.
- The standard Draize volume is the size of a small faucet drip.
- This issue is so serious that it allows abrogation of normal standards.
- The part of the critisism is about the size of the standard still stands.
- The average single piece of LTL freight is and the size of a standard pallet.
- It might as well be another planet, so removed as it is from normal standards of behaviour and moral rectitude.
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