What does yardstick mean?
Definitions for yardstick
ˈyɑrdˌstɪkyard·stick
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word yardstick.
Princeton's WordNet
yardsticknoun
a measure or standard used for comparison
"on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"
yardstick, yard measurenoun
a ruler or tape that is three feet long
Wiktionary
yardsticknoun
A measuring rod thirty-six inches long.
yardsticknoun
A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.
Wikipedia
yardstick
A meterstick, metrestick, or yardstick is either a straightedge or foldable ruler used to measure length, and is especially common in the construction industry. They are often made of wood or plastic, and often have metal or plastic joints so that they can be folded together. Normal length of a meterstick made for the international market is either one or two meters, while a yardstick made for the U.S. market is typically one yard (3 feet or 0.9144 meters) long. Metersticks are usually divided with lines for each millimeter (1000 per meter) and numerical markings per centimeter (100 per meter), with numbers either in centi- or millimeter. Yardsticks are most often marked with a scale in inches, but sometimes also feature marks for foot increments. Hybrid sticks with more than one measurement system also exist, most notably those which have metric measurements on one side and U.S. customary units on the other side (or both on the same side). The "tumstock" (literally "thumbstick", meaning "inch-stick") invented in 1883 by the Swedish engineer Karl-Hilmer Johansson Kollén was the first such hybrid stick, and was developed with the goal to help Sweden convert to the metric system.
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yardstick
A yardstick is a standard or measure used for comparison or evaluation. It can be a literal tool, a measuring rod three feet long, or metaphorically, a criteria or benchmark against which to evaluate or judge something. It is generally used in making judgments or decisions.
Webster Dictionary
Yardsticknoun
a stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc
Wikidata
Yardstick
A yardstick is a straightedge used to physically measure lengths of up to a yard high. Yardsticks are flat wooden boards with markings at regular intervals.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of yardstick in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of yardstick in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of yardstick in a Sentence
Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.
What we're trying to do is have a more consistent approach to things so we can use the same yardstick.
Rubio can be up or down, nothing matters. None of the yardstick being applied to us is being applied to Rubio, rubio’s entire spend has been that so far, $6 million all secret donors. It kind of stuns me that he’s gotten away with that in the media.
I have one yardstick by which I test every major problem-and that yardstick is Is it good for America
What should be the yardstick is : Does it impact people's ability to have a normal and a functioning life ?
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