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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any distinctive flag
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("standard" is a kind of...):
flag (emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "standard"):
oriflamme (a red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kings)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support)
Example:
lamps supported on standards provided illumination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("standard" is a kind of...):
post (an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position)
Derivation:
stand (put into an upright position)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The ideal in terms of which something can be judged
Example:
they live by the standards of their community
Synonyms:
criterion; standard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("standard" is a kind of...):
ideal (the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "standard"):
control; control condition (a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment)
design criteria (criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device)
Derivation:
standardise; standardize (cause to conform to standard or norm)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
Example:
they set the measure for all subsequent work
Synonyms:
criterion; measure; standard; touchstone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("standard" is a kind of...):
metric; system of measurement (a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "standard"):
benchmark (a standard by which something can be measured or judged)
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)
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; scale of measurement (an ordered reference standard)
gauge; standard of measurement (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)
norm (a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical)
Derivation:
standardise; standardize (cause to conform to standard or norm)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The value behind the money in a monetary system
Synonyms:
monetary standard; standard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("standard" is a kind of...):
value (the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "standard"):
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)
Derivation:
standardise; standardize (cause to conform to standard or norm)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A board measure = 1980 board feet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("standard" is a kind of...):
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)
Derivation:
standardise; standardize (cause to conform to standard or norm)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Commonly used or supplied
Example:
standard car equipment
Classified under:
Similar:
common (having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Regularly and widely used or sold
Example:
a stock item
Synonyms:
standard; stock
Classified under:
Similar:
regular (in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence
Example:
the classical argument between free trade and protectionism
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
authoritative; definitive (of recognized authority or excellence)
basic; canonic; canonical (reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality)
casebook; textbook (according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical)
criterial; criterional (serving as a basis for evaluation)
Also:
orthodox (adhering to what is commonly accepted)
Antonym:
nonstandard (not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
Example:
standard operating procedure
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
stock (routine)
modular (constructed with standardized units or dimensions allowing flexibility and variety in use)
regular (conforming to a standard or pattern)
regulation (prescribed by or according to regulation)
standardised; standardized (brought into conformity with a standard)
Also:
normal (conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal)
Attribute:
amount; measure; quantity (how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)
Antonym:
nonstandard (varying from or not adhering to a standard)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
Example:
received standard English is sometimes called the King's English
Synonyms:
received; standard
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
acceptable (judged to be in conformity with approved usage)
classical (of or relating to the languages used by ancient standard authors)
Domain category:
linguistics (the scientific study of language)
Antonym:
nonstandard (not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community)
Context examples:
Treatments that are used instead of standard treatments.
(Alternative medicine, NCI Dictionary)
It has happened, but not often, for I keep to my own standard.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Meat consumption in the country is still far below global standards and government policy is to boost meat production.
(Eat less meat to cut drug resistance, SciDev.Net)
A unit used for measuring substance concentration or/and activity as defined in the literature reference standard for the particular assay method.
(Assay Unit, NCI Thesaurus)
There are 128 standard ASCII codes, each of which can be represented by a 7 digit binary number: 0000000 through 1111111.
(ASCII, NCI Thesaurus)
While wood has been used in buildings for millennia, its mechanical properties have not, as yet, measured up to all modern building standards for major superstructures.
(Revealing the nanostructure of wood could help raise height limits for wooden skyscrapers, University of Cambridge)
A scientific and educational association of surgeons with the main goal to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice.
(American College of Surgeons, NCI Thesaurus)
The standard character or string for representation and reporting of microbiology specimen data.
(Microbiology Specimen Character Result in Standard Format, NCI Thesaurus)
Standard criteria to compare the effectiveness of medications or treatments for rheumatoid diseases.
(American College of Rheumatology Improvement Criteria, NCI Thesaurus)
To measure the photodegradation effects, the team tested the new photocatalyst against NOx and recorded a 70% improvement in photocatalytic degradation of nitrogen oxides compared to standard titania.
(Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution, University of Cambridge)
