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 Definitions of Standard  [ˈstæn dərd]  

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Definition of 'Standard' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) standard
something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison.

2.  standard
an object regarded as the most common size or form of its kind.

3.  standard
a rule or principle that is used as a basis for judgment.

4.  standard
an average or normal quality, quantity, or level:
The work isn't up to his usual standard.

5.  standard
standards, the morals, ethics, customs, etc., regarded generally or by an individual as acceptable.

6.  standard
the authorized exemplar of a unit of weight or measure.

7.  standard
a certain commodity in or by which a basic monetary unit is stated:
gold standard.

8.  standard
the legally established content of full-weight coins.

9.  standard
the prescribed degree of fineness for gold or silver.

10.  standard
Brit. a class or grade in elementary schools.

11.  standard
a musical piece of sufficiently enduring popularity to be made part of a permanent repertoire, esp. a popular song.

12.  standard
a flag indicating the presence of a sovereign or public official.

13.  standard
a flag or emblematic figure used as a rallying point for an army, fleet, etc.

14.  standard
any of various military or naval flags.

15.  standard
the colors of a mounted military unit.

16.  standard
a long, narrow, tapering flag bearing heraldic devices and personal to an individual or group.

17.  standard
something that stands or is placed upright.

18.  standard
an upright support.

19.  standard
a long candlestick or candelabrum used in a church.

20.  standard
a plant trained or grafted to have a single, erect, treelike stem.

21.  standard
a distinct petal, larger than the rest, of certain flowers; a vexillum.

22. (adj.) standard
serving as a basis of weight, measure, value, comparison, or judgment.

23.  standard
of recognized excellence or established authority:
a standard reference book.

24.  standard
usual or customary.

25.  standard
manual; not electric or automatic:
standard transmission.

26.  standard
conforming in pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, etc., to the usage of most educated native speakers and widely considered acceptable or correct.

27.  standard
officially approved; authorized.

28.  standard
(of meat, esp. beef or veal) of or designating a grade immediately below select or good.

Etymology:  (1125–75; ME < OF, prob. < Frankish *standord (cf. G Standort standing-point), conformed to -ard -ard)

Definition of 'Standard' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
"the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"

2. (noun) criterion, standard
the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
"they live by the standards of their community"

3. (noun) standard
a board measure = 1980 board feet

4. (noun) standard, monetary standard
the value behind the money in a monetary system

5. (noun) standard
an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support)
"distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination"

6. (adj) standard, banner
any distinctive flag

7. (adj) standard
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
"windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure"

8. (adj) standard
commonly used or supplied
"standard procedure"; "standard car equipment"

9. (adj) standard
established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence
"a standard reference work"; "the classical argument between free trade and protectionism"

10. (adj) standard, received
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
"standard English" (American); "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British)

11. (adj) standard, stock
regularly and widely used or sold
"a standard size"; "a stock item"


Definition of 'Standard' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) standard
normal or usual
standard pronunciation; the standard height to hang a wall mirror

2. (noun) standard
the level of quality that is normal or acceptable
The standard of the entries this year has been very high.; attempts to raise educational standards; The air quality is below standard.; a company that sets the standard for the industry


Definition of 'Standard' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Standard
being, affording, or according with, a standard for comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical terms; standard gold or silver

2. (adj) Standard
hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors

3. (adj) Standard
not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees

4. (adj) Standard
not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree

5. (noun) Standard
a flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign

6. (noun) Standard
that which is established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, extent, value, or quality; esp., the original specimen weight or measure sanctioned by government, as the standard pound, gallon, or yard

7. (noun) Standard
that which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test

8. (noun) Standard
the proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority

9. (noun) Standard
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

10. (noun) Standard
the upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla

11. (noun) Standard
an upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold; any upright in framing

12. (noun) Standard
an inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally

13. (noun) Standard
the sheth of a plow

14. (noun) Standard
a large drinking cup


Translation of 'Standard' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: something used as a basis of measurement
The kilogram is the international standard of weight.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: standaard Arabic flag Arabic: مِعْيار Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: мерило
Brazilian flag Brazilian: padrão Czech flag Czech: jednotka German flag German: die Norm
Danish flag Danish: standard; målestok Greek flag Greek: μέτρο Estonian flag Estonian: (põhi)mõõt
Farsi flag Farsi: معيار Finnish flag Finnish: standardi French flag French: unité
Hebrew flag Hebrew: תֶקֶן Hindi flag Hindi: मानक, मानदण्ड Croatian flag Croatian: standard, norma
Hungarian flag Hungarian: mérték Indonesian flag Indonesian: standar Icelandic flag Icelandic: staðall
Italian flag Italian: unità, misura Japanese flag Japanese: 基準 Korean flag Korean: 표준
Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: matas, standartas Latvian flag Latvian: standarts; norma Malay flag Malay: piawai
Dutch flag Dutch: standaard Norwegian flag Norwegian: norm, standard, målestokk Polish flag Polish: wzorzec, standard
Portuguese flag Portuguese: padrão Romanian flag Romanian: unitate Russian flag Russian: стандарт
Slovak flag Slovak: jednotka Slovenian flag Slovenian: mera Serbian flag Serbian: standard
Swedish flag Swedish: likare, standardmått Thai flag Thai: มาตรฐาน Turkish flag Turkish: standart,ölçü birimi
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 標準 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: стандарт; еталон Urdu flag Urdu: اکاءی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: chuẩn Chinese flag Chinese: 标准

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