Definition of standard

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

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Standard-wing :: Standardize (v. t.) To reduce to a normal standard; to calculate or adjust the strength of, by means of, and for uses in, analysis..
Ampere :: Ampere (n.) The unit of electric current; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by U. S. Statute as, one tenth of the unit of current of the C. G. S. system of electro-magnetic units, or the practical equivalent of the unvarying current which, when passed through a standard solution of nitrate of silver in water, deposits silver at the rate of 0.001118 grams per second. Called also the international ampere..
Gage :: Gage (n.) A measure or standard. See Gauge, n..
Idea :: Idea (n.) A fiction object or picture created by the imagination; the same when proposed as a pattern to be copied, or a standard to be reached; one of the archetypes or patterns of created things, conceived by the Platonists to have excited objectively from eternity in the mind of the Deity..
Weight :: Weight (v. t.) A scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight; apothecaries' weight..
Norma :: Norma (n.) A norm; a principle or rule; a model; a standard.
Level :: Level (n.) Hence, figuratively, a certain position, rank, standard, degree, quality, character, etc., conceived of as in one of several planes of different elevation..
Gonfalonier :: Gonfalonier (n.) A Turkish general, and standard keeper..
Weber :: Weber (n.) The standard unit of electrical quantity, and also of current. See Coulomb, and Amp/re..
Banner :: Banner (n.) A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle..
Professional :: Professional (a.) Of or pertaining to a profession, or calling; conforming to the rules or standards of a profession; following a profession; as, professional knowledge; professional conduct..
Vat :: Vat (n.) A measure for liquids, and also a dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectoliter of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States..
Sterling :: Sterling (a.) Belonging to, or relating to, the standard British money of account, or the British coinage; as, a pound sterling; a shilling sterling; a penny sterling; -- now chiefly applied to the lawful money of England; but sterling cost, sterling value, are used..
Test :: Test (n.) Discriminative characteristic; standard of judgment; ground of admission or exclusion.
Vexillary :: Vexillary (n.) A standard bearer.
Platinoid :: Platinoid (n.) An alloy of German silver containing tungsten; -- used for forming electrical resistance coils and standards.
Model :: Model (n.) That by which a thing is to be measured; standard.
Eagle :: Eagle (n.) The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or standard of any people..
Colorimeter :: Colorimeter (n.) An instrument for measuring the depth of the color of anything, especially of a liquid, by comparison with a standard liquid..
Stand-by :: Standard-wing (n.) A curious paradise bird (Semioptera Wallacii) which has two long special feathers standing erect on each wing.
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