Definition of standards Standards
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Wiktionary 
- standards (Noun)
Plural of standard. - standards (Adverb)
Plural form only: Pertaining to standards, concerned with standards, specific to standards.
Part of speech
š¤- standards, noun, plural of standard.
WordNet
NounPlural: standards |
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| standard - 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" | ||
| criterion, measure, touchstone | ||
| system of measurement, metric a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic | ||
| benchmark a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point | ||
| earned run average, era (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched | ||
| gpa, grade point average a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted | ||
| procrustean bed, procrustean rule, procrustean standard a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality | ||
| yardstick a ruler or tape that is three feet long | ||
| medium of exchange, monetary system anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region | ||
| graduated table, ordered series, scale of measurement, scale a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals | ||
| standard of measurement, gauge a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. | ||
| baseline the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases | ||
| standard - the value behind the money in a monetary system | ||
| monetary standard | ||
| value relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe | ||
| gold standard a paragon of excellence; "academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged" | ||
| silver standard a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silver | ||
| standard - a board measure = 1980 board feet | ||
| capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit a unit of measurement of volume or capacity | ||
| standard - any distinctive flag | ||
| banner | ||
| flag a conspicuously marked or shaped tail | ||
| 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" | ||
| post the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post" | ||
| standard - the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community" | ||
| criterion | ||
| ideal the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain | ||
| control condition, control a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" | ||
Adjectivestandard, standarder, standardest |
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| 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" | ||
| nonstandard not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a nonstandard text" | ||
| normal conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events" | ||
| quantity, amount, measure an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition" | ||
| modular constructed with standardized units or dimensions allowing flexibility and variety in use; "modular furniture"; "modular homes" | ||
| regular in accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime" | ||
| regulation prescribed by or according to regulation; "regulation army equipment" | ||
| standardised, standardized brought into conformity with a standard; "standardized education" | ||
| 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" | ||
| nonstandard not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a nonstandard text" | ||
| orthodox adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world" | ||
| authoritative, classic, definitive, classical sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography" | ||
| basic, canonic, canonical of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base | ||
| casebook, textbook according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical; "a casebook schizophrenic"; "a textbook example" | ||
| standard - conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; "standard English" (American); "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British) | ||
| received | ||
| nonstandard not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a nonstandard text" | ||
| linguistics the humanistic study of language and literature | ||
| acceptable worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent" | ||
| standard - commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment" | ||
| standard - regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item" | ||
| stock | ||
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Wiktionary
- standard (Noun)
A level of quality or attainment. - standard (Noun)
Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations. - standard (Noun)
An object supported in an upright position, such as a lamp standard . - standard (Noun)
A musical work of established popularity. - standard (Noun)
The flag or ensign carried by a military unit. - standard (Noun)
A rule or set of rules or requirements which are widely agreed upon or imposed by government. - standard (Noun)
A bottle of wine containing 0. 750 liters of fluid. - standard (Noun)
One of the upright members that supports the horizontal axis of a transit or theodolite. - standard (Noun)
A manual transmission vehicle. - standard (Adjective)
Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc. - standard (Adjective)
Growing on an erect stem of full height. - standard (Adjective)
Having recognized excellence or authority. - standard (Adjective)
Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality. - standard (Adjective)
Having a manual transmission . - standard (Adjective)
As normally supplied not optional.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
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A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign. - standard (n.)
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. - standard (n.)
That which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test. - standard (n.)
The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority. - standard (n.)
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. - standard (n.)
The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla. - standard (n.)
An upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold; any upright in framing. - standard (n.)
An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally. - standard (n.)
The sheth of a plow. - standard (n.)
A large drinking cup. - standard (a.)
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. - standard (a.)
Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors. - standard (a.)
Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees. - standard (a.)
Not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ī©
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Something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison. -
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A rule or principle that is used as a basis for judgement. -
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An object regarded as the most common size or form of its kind. -
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An average or normal quality, quantity, or level.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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standā²ard, n. that which stands or is fixed, as a rule: the upright post of a truss: that which is established as a rule or model: a grade of classification in English elementary schools: a staff with a flag: an ensign of war: one of the two flags of a heavy cavalry regiment: (hort.) a standing shrub or tree, not supported by a wall.āadj. according to some standard: legal: usual: having a fixed or permanent value.ān. Standā²ard-bearā²er, the soldier or junior officer who carries the colours: the spokesman or representative of a movement. [O. Fr. estandartāOld High Ger. standan, to stand, with suff. -art.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine āļø
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courbe, in ship-building, is no other than an inverted knee, which is placed above the deck instead of beneath it, and having its vertical branch pointed upwards from that which lies horizontally. The figure and position of one of these standards is expressed by the curve line f, which is dotted through the gun-carriage in the MIDSHIP-FRAME, plate VII. Such also are the standards of the bits and channels.Royal STANDARD, etendard royale, a flag in which the imperial ensigns of Great Britain, and the arms of France and Ireland, together with the armorial bearings of Hanover, are united and quartered. It is never hoisted unless when the sovereign is personally aboard; at which time it is displayed at the main-top-mast-head.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book āµ
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Formerly, in ship-building, was an inverted knee, placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, and having its vertical branch pointed upwards from that which lay horizontally.--Royal standard. A flag in which the imperial ensigns of England, Scotland, and Ireland are quartered. It is never hoisted on board a ship unless when visited by the royal family, and then it is displayed at the mast-head allotted to the rank; at the main only for the sovereign.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer š„
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A measure by which men enlisted into the army have the regulated height ascertained.
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In its widest sense, a standard is a flag or ensign under which men are united together for some common purpose. The use of the standard as a rallying-point in battle takes us back to remote ages. The Jewish army was marshaled with the aid of standards belonging to the four tribes of Judah, Reuben, Ephraim, and Dan; and the Egyptians had ensigns with representations of their favorite animals. The flag of Persia was white, and, according to Xenophon, bore in his time a golden eagle with expanded wings; it was fixed on a chariot, and thus conveyed to the field of battle. Ćschylus, in enumerating the six chiefs who, headed by Polynices, set themselves in battle array against Thebes, describes the device on the standard of each. In the earliest era of Roman history, a bundle of hay or fern is said to have been used as a military standard, which was succeeded by bronze or silver figures of animals attached to a staff, of which Pliny enumerates five,--the eagle, the wolf, the minotaur, the horse, and the boar. In the second consulship of Marius, 104 B.C., the other animals were laid aside, and only the eagle retained, and down to the time of the later emperors, the eagle, often with a representation of the emperorās head beneath it, continued to be carried with the legion. On the top of the staff was often a figure of Victory or Mars. Each cohort had also an ensign of its own, consisting of a serpent or dragon woven on a square piece of cloth, and elevated on a gilt staff with a cross-bar. Under the Christian emperors, the Labarum was substituted for the imperial standard. Standards or ensigns among the Greeks were of different kinds; some had the representations of different animals, bearing some relation to the cities they belonged to. Among the earlier Greeks the standard was a piece of armor at the end of a spear; though Agamemnon, in Homer, uses a purple vail to rally his men, etc. Afterwards the Athenians bore the olive and owl; the Thebans, a sphinx; the other nations, the effigies of their tutelary gods, or their particular symbols, at the end of a spear. The Corinthians carried a pegasus, the Messenians their initial Ī, and the LacedƦmonians Ī. But the most frequent ensign among the Greeks was a purple coat upon the top of a spear. The flag or standard elevated was a signal to begin the battle, and the standard depressed was a signal to desist. The Anglo-Saxon ensign was splendid. It had on it the white horse, the Danish being distinguished by the raven. Various standards of great celebrity occur in mediƦval history, among which may be enumerated the Flag of the Prophet (which see); the standard taken from the Danes by Alfred of England; and the Oriflamme, originally belonging to the Abbey of St. Denis, and borne by the counts of Vexin, which eventually became the standard of the French kingdom. In the Middle Ages the ensigns of the army were the banderols, banners, guidons, pencels, and pennons, for which see appropriate headings. In strict language, the term standard is applied exclusively to a particular kind of flag, long in proportion to its depth, tapering towards the fly, and, except when belonging to princes of the blood royal, slit at the end. Each baron, knight, or other commander in feudal times, had a recognized standard, which was distributed among his followers. The length of the standard varied according to the rank of the bearer. A kingās standard was from 8 to 9 yards in length; a dukeās, 7 yards; a marquisās, 6Ā¹āā yards; an earlās, 6 yards; a viscountās, 5Ā¹āā yards; a baronās, 5 yards; a banneretās, 4Ā¹āā yards; and a knightās, 4 yards. There was never a complete coat of arms on the standard; it generally exhibited the crest or supporter with a device or badge of the owner, and every English standard of the Tudor era had the cross of St. George at the head. Standards were registered by the heralds, and the charges on them selected and authorized by an officer-of-arms.
Wikipedia 
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A standard is a basis for comparison. Standards are made either by many people that agree on something, or if some organisation makes it so. There are many different standards in many fields of daily life. Standards are important so that correct comparisons can be produced.
Measurement.
The international system of units is a standard that is agreed on by most countries. In it there is metre (or meter). It measures length. There currently is a rod (made from a special material). This rod in Paris. The length of the rod says how long a meter is. So when people want to measure something, they compare it to the length of the rod. For practical purposes, the length of the rod has been divided by 10 (to get dezimeter), by 10 (to get centimeter), and so on. The iridium rod as it is called is the original measure of meter. Now new ways of measuring the meter have been utilized such as the measuring of certain types of wave lengths to determine an exact meter.
Music.
A standard in music is a song that remains popular, and is performed and recorded by many different artists. Such songs include "Yesterday" and "Something", written by members of The Beatles. Many of Hank Williams's songs have become standards in country music.
Part of speech
š¤- standard, noun, singular of standards.
- standard, adjective.
