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stan·dard (st

rd)

1. A flag, banner, or ensign, especially:

a. The ensign of a chief of state, nation, or city.

b. A long, tapering flag bearing heraldic devices distinctive of a person or corporation.

c. An emblem or flag of an army, raised on a pole to indicate the rallying point in battle.

d. The colors of a mounted or motorized military unit.

a. An acknowledged measure of comparison for quantitative or qualitative value; a criterion.

b. An object that under specified conditions defines, represents, or records the magnitude of a unit.

3. The set proportion by weight of gold or silver to alloy metal prescribed for use in coinage.

4. The commodity or commodities used to back a monetary system.

5. Something, such as a practice or a product, that is widely recognized or employed, especially because of its excellence.

a. A degree or level of requirement, excellence, or attainment.

b. A requirement of moral conduct. Often used in the plural.

7. Chiefly British A grade level in elementary schools.

8. A pedestal, stand, or base.

9. Botany

a. The large upper petal of the flower of a pea or related plant.

b. One of the narrow upright petals of an iris. Also called banner, vexillum.

10. A shrub or small tree that through grafting or training has a single stem of limited height with a crown of leaves and flowers at its apex.

11. Music A composition that is continually used in repertoires.

adj.

1. Serving as or conforming to a standard of measurement or value.

2. Widely recognized or employed as a model of authority or excellence: a standard reference work.

3. Acceptable but of less than top quality: a standard grade of beef.

4. Normal, familiar, or usual: the standard excuse.

5. Commonly used or supplied: standard car equipment.

6. Linguistics Conforming to established educated usage in speech or writing.

[Middle English, from Old French estandard, rallying place, probably from Frankish *standhard : *standan, to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots + *hard, fast, hard; see kar- in Indo-European roots.]

standard·ly adv.

Synonyms: standard, benchmark, criterion, gauge, measure, touchstone, yardstick
These nouns denote a point of reference against which individuals are compared and evaluated: a book that is a standard of literary excellence; a painting that is a benchmark of quality; criteria for hiring an excellent teacher; behavior that is a gauge of self-control; donations from the public, a measure of the importance of the arts; the program's success, a touchstone of cooperation in the community; farm failures, a yardstick of federal banking policy. See Also Synonyms at ideal.

standard

Noun

1. a level of quality: cuisine of a high standard

2. an accepted example of something against which others are judged or measured: the work was good by any standard

3. a moral principle of behaviour

4. a flag of a nation or cause

5. an upright pole or beam used as a support: a lamp standard

6. a song that has remained popular for many years

Adjective

1. of a usual, medium, or accepted kind: a standard cost

2. of recognized authority: a standard reference book

3. denoting pronunciations or grammar regarded as correct and acceptable by educated native speakers [Old French estandart gathering place]

Standard a quantity of timber, 1858; a body of troops kept in reserve, 1297; a company of cavalry.

Examples: standard of apparel (suit of clothes), 1630; a standard of feathers (a set of plumes), 1578; a cornet or standard of horsemen, 1580.

An exact value, a physical entity, or an abstract concept, established and defined by authority, custom, or common consent to serve as a reference, model, or rule in measuring quantities or qualities, establishing practices or procedures, or evaluating results. A fixed quantity or quality.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	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, touchstone, measure benchmark - a standard by which something can be measured or judged; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality" 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 measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?" 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 system of measurement, metric - a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement - an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10" standard of measurement, gauge - accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared baseline - an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared; "the established a baseline for the budget" norm - a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"
	2.	standard - the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community" criterion 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" ideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain design criteria - criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device; "the job specifications summarized the design criteria"
	3.	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
	4.	standard - the value behind the money in a monetary system monetary standard value - the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world" gold standard - a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold silver standard - a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silver bimetallism - a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio
	5.	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 - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"
	6.	standard - any distinctive flag banner flag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design oriflamme - a red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kings
Adj.	1.	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" 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" nonstandard - varying from or not adhering to a standard; "nonstandard windows"; "envelopes of nonstandard sizes"; "nonstandard lengths of board"
	2.	standard - commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment" common - having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap"
	3.	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" orthodox - adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world" nonstandard - not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence; "a nonstandard text"
	4.	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 linguistics - the scientific study of language nonstandard - not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; "a nonstandard dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially disfavored groups"; "the common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"- A.R.Dunlap
	5.	standard - regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item" stock regular - in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties"

standard

noun 1. level, grade

noun 2. criterion, measure, guideline, example, model, average, guide, pattern, sample, par, norm, gauge, benchmark, yardstick, touchstone

noun 3. (often plural) principles, ideals, morals, rule, ethics, canon, moral principles, code of honour

noun 4. flag, banner, pennant, colours, ensign, pennon

adjective 5. usual, normal, customary, set, stock, average, popular, basic, regular, typical, prevailing, orthodox, staple, one-size-fits-all << OPPOSITE unusual

adjective 6. accepted, official, established, classic, approved, recognized, definitive, authoritative << OPPOSITE unofficial

Translations

standard [ˈstændəd] n → patrón m; norma (= flag); estandarte m

adj [size etc] → normal, corriente, estándar;

standards npl (= morals) → valores mpl morales;

the gold standard (COMM) → el patrón oro;

high/low standard → de alto/bajo nivel;

below or not up to standard [work] → de calidad inferior;

to be or come up to standard → satisfacer los requisitos;

to apply a double standard → aplicar un doble criterio

standard [ˈstændəd] n (= norm) → norme f, étalon m (= level); niveau m (voulu) (= criterion); critère m (= flag); étendard m

adj [size etc] → ordinaire, normal(e); [model, feature] → standard inv [practice] → courant(e); [text] → de base;

standards npl (= morals) → morale f, principes mpl;

to be or come up to standard → être du niveau voulu or à la hauteur;

to apply a double standard → avoir or appliquer deux poids deux mesures

standard [ˈstændəd] n (level) → Niveau nt;

(norm) → Norm f;

(criterion) → Maßstab m;

(flag) → Standarte f

adj (size, model, value etc) → Standard-;

(normal) → normal;

standards npl (morals) → (sittliche) Maßstäbe pl;

to be or to come up to standard → den Anforderungen genügen;

to apply a double standard → mit zweierlei Maß messen

standard [ˈstændəd] n → modello, standard m inv (= level); livello;

(flag) → stendardo

adj [size etc] → normale, standard inv [practice] → normale; [model] → di serie;

standards npl (= morals) → principi mpl; valori mpl;

to be or come up to standard → rispondere ai requisiti;

below or not up to standard [work] → mediocre;

to apply a double standard → usare metri diversi (nel giudicare or fare etc);

standard of living → livello di vita

standard

n standard [ˈstӕndəd]

1 something used as a basis of measurement The kilogram is the international standard of weight. standaard مِعْيار мерило jednotka standard; målestok die Norm μέτρο (põhi)mõõt معيار mitta unité תֶקֶן मानक, मानदण्ड standard, norma mérték standar staðall unità, misura 基準 표준 matas, standartas standarts; norma piawai standaard norm, standard, målestokk wzorzec, standard padrão unitate стандарт jednotka mera standard likare, standardmått มาตรฐาน standart, ölçü birimi 標準 стандарт; еталон اکاءی chuẩn 标准

2 a basis for judging quality, or a level of excellence aimed at, required or achieved You can't judge an amateur artist's work by the same standards as you would judge that of a trained artist; high standards of behaviour; His performance did not reach the required standard. standaard مِقْياس، مِعْيار، مُسْتَوى критерий měřítko, úroveň standard die Anforderung μέτρο, κριτήριο, πρότυπο, βάση tase عيار قانوني taso critère תֶקֶן मानदण्ड mjerilo, standard mérce; színvonal standar viðmiðun criterio 標準 기준, 규범, 전형 kriterijus kritērijs; līmenis; prasības tahap peil nivå, standard kryterium critério criteriu критерий; норма meradlo; úroveň merilo standard måttstock, nivå, standard มาตรฐาน standart, nitelik derecesi 規範 стандарт معیار trình độ, mức 规范

3 a flag or carved figure etc fixed to a pole and carried eg at the front of an army going into battle. vaan, banier رايَه флаг standarta standart die Standarte λάβαρο (võitlus)lipp پرچم تشريفات lippu pavillon; étendard דֶגֶל झण्डा, ध्वज zastava, stijeg zászló panji gunnfáni, veifa stendardo, bandiera 旗 군기, 깃발 vėliava, karo ženklas standarts; karogs panji vaandel fane, banner; maskot, merke sztandar, znak bojowy estandarte pavilion; stindard знамя, штандарт štandarda prapor zastava standar, fana ธงประจำกอง sancak 軍旗 прапор; штандарт جھنڈا cờ nghi thức đặc biệt 军旗

adj

(accepted as) normal or usual; The Post Office likes the public to use a standard size of envelope. standaard نَموذجي، مُوَحَّد، عادي стандартен standardní standard- Einheits-... κανονικός, συνηθισμένος standard- رايج vakio- normal תִקנִי सामान्य, मानक standardan, normalan szabvány(os), standard normal staðlaður standard 標準規格の 표준의, 기준이 되는 standartinis standarta- piawai standaard{#169} standard, normal- znormalizowany uniformizado standard, normal стандартный bežný, štandardný običajen, standardiziran standardni standard- ที่เป็นมาตรฐาน standart 標準的 стандартний, типовий معیاری thông thường 标准的

v standardize, ˈstandardise

to make or keep (eg products) of one size, shape etc for the sake of convenience etc. standaardiseer يُوَحِّد المَعايير والمَقاييس стандартизирам standardizovat standardisere normen τυποποιώ ühtsustama يكسان كردن yhdenmukaistaa standardiser לְתַקנֵן मानकीकृत करना standardizirati, ujednačiti szabványosít membakukan staðla standardizzare, uniformare 画一化する ...을 표준에 맞추다, 표준으로 하다 nustatyti/laikytis standarto standartizēt menyeragamkan standaardiseren standardisere, uniformere ujednolicać uniformizar a standardiza стандартизировать štandardizovať, typizovať standardizirati standardizovati standardisera ทำให้ได้มาตรฐาน standardize etmek 標準化 стандартизувати; нормувати معیار کے مطابق بنانا tiêu chuẩn hóa 标准化

n standardiˈzation, ˌstandardiˈsation

standaardisasie تَوْحيد المَعايير والمَقاييس стандартизация normalizace standardisering die Normung τυποποίηση standardiseerimine يكدست سازي standardisointi standardisation תִקנוּן मानकीकरण standardizacija, ujednačavanje hitelesítés, szabványosítás; pembakuan stöðlun standardizzazione 標準化 표준화, 규격화 standartizacija standartizācija penyeragaman standaardisering standardisering standaryzacja uniformização standardizare стандартизация ustálenie, normalizácia, štandardizácia standardizacija standardizacija standardisering การทำให้ได้มาตรฐาน standardizasyon 標準化 стандартизація; нормування معیار بندی sự tiêu chuẩn hóa 标准化

n standard-bearer

a person who carries a standard or banner. banierdraer حامِل العَلَم знаменосец praporečník bannerfører der Standartenträger σημαιοφόρος lippur حامل پرچم تشريفات lipunkantaja porte-étendard נוֹשֵא הַדֶגֶל अलमबरदार zastavnik, stjegonoša zászlóvivő pembawa panji merkisberi; fánaberi portastendardo/bandiera 旗手 기수 vėliavnešys karognesējs pembawa panji vaandeldrager fanebærer chorąży porta-estandarte port-drapel знаменосец zástavník zastavonoša nosilac zastave fanbärare ผู้นำ sancaktar 旗手 прапороносець علم بردار người cầm cờ 旗手

be up to / below standard

to (fail to) achieve the required standard Her work is well up to standard. op standaard فَوْق / تَحْت المُسْتَوى на/под нивото на стандарта být nad/pod průměrem leve op til standard den Anforderungen (nicht) genügen (δεν) είμαι σε ικανοποιητικό επίπεδο, (δεν) πληρώ τις προδιαγραφές estar ocupado con algo, traerse algo entre manos nõudmistele vastama, nõudmistele mitte vastama به حد مطلوب رسيدن vastata vaatimuksia / olla ala-arvoinen (n')être (pas) à la hauteur לא/לַעֲמוֹד בַּדרִישוֹת वांछित मानक पर पूरा उतरना या नहीं उतरना ispunjavati mjerila, ispod/iznad standarda kívánt minőségű memenuhi/di bawah standar standast (ekki) tilteknar kröfur (essere all'altezza); (non essere all'altezza) 水準に達した[] 표준에 달하다[] atitikti reikalavimus, neatitikti reikalavimų atbilst/neatbilst standartam memenuhi/tidak memenuhi piawai (niet) op peil zijn være på høyde (med) na poziomie, poniżej poziomu (não) atingir o nível a nu (...) fi la înălţimea (не) соответствовать стандарту byť nad / pod priemerom (ne) zadostiti zahtevam zadovoljiti standard vara fullgod/inte hålla måttet ทำให้ได้มาตรฐาน standart düzeyinde/standardın altında olmak 符合(不符合)標準 (не) відповідати стандартам, нормам معیار کے مطابق ہونا dưới, trên mức tiêu chuẩn 符合（不符合）标准

standard of living

the level of comfort and welfare achieved in any particular society. lewenstandaard مُسْتَوى المَعيشَه жизнено равнище životní úroveň levestandard der Lebensstandard βιοτικό επίπεδο elatustase حد مطلوب زندگي elintaso niveau de vie רָמַת חַיִים जीवन स्तर životni standard életszínvonal taraf hidup lífskjör livello/tenore di vita 生活水準 생활 수준 gyvenimo lygis dzīves līmenis tahap kehidupan levensstandaard levestandard stopa życiowa nível de vida nivel de trai уровень жизни životná úroveň življenjski standard životni standard levnadsnivå, -standard มาตรฐานการครองชีพ yaşam düzeyi/standardı 生活水準 рівень життя زندگی کا معیار mức sống 生活水准

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