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
- Any attempt to raise up a standard is always attacked.
- You said "Any attempt to raise up a standard is always attacked."
- This little-known ECMA standard is short for "ECMAscript for XML".
- Kathleen Sebelius back on the job after what she calls standard skin cancer surgery.
- A Bush administration spokesman says too much has been made over what he calls standard I.T. issues.
- Much was made of high what we call standard capacity mags with respect to the Virginia Tech massacre but I noted reports indicating he shot 170 rounds and had 17 magazines.
- To meet the demand for a final and standard truth, a demand which realism meets with its doctrine of a being independent of any mind, this philosophy defines a _standard mind_.
- The Smart Grid and mobile backhaul networks need a key timing standard to work over Ethernet and IP – and ensuring that equipment meets the standard is the focus of a group formed today.
- This is due to better diet, less dangerous jobs, improved sanitation and hygiene, improved access to health care, and the entire range of factors that contribute to what we call our standard of living.
- 25·025 British inches, either of these numbers makes the Sacred Cubit nearly half a British inch longer than his avowed standard of length -- an overwhelming difference in any question relating to a _standard_ measure.
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