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Standard — Stand ard, a. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: Having a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Standard candle — Standard Stand ard, a. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Standard gauge — Standard Stand ard, a. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Standard solution — Standard Stand ard, a. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weights and measures — Mercantile activities, including buying and selling; money exchanging; and trade, both local and foreign, as well as reckoning the sizes of land parcels and erecting large buildings, necessitated the development of standards of weights and… … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
Standard — Stand ard ( [ e]rd), n. [OF. estendart, F. [ e]tendard, probably fr. L. extendere to spread out, extend, but influenced by E. stand. See {Extend}.] 1. A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign. [1913 Webster] His armies, in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Standard bearer — Standard Stand ard ( [ e]rd), n. [OF. estendart, F. [ e]tendard, probably fr. L. extendere to spread out, extend, but influenced by E. stand. See {Extend}.] 1. A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign. [1913 Webster] His… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
standard — (n.) mid 12c., flag or other conspicuous object to serve as a rallying point for a military force, from O.Fr. estandart, probably from Frankish *standhard, lit. stand fast or firm, a compound of words similar to Gothic standan to stand (see STAND … Etymology dictionary
Standard gravity — Standard gravity, usually denoted by g 0 or g n, is the nominal acceleration due to gravity at the Earth s surface at sea level. By definition it is equal to exactly 9.80665 m/s2 (approx. 32.174 ft/s2). [The notation m/s2 means meters per second… … Wikipedia
standard solution — n a solution having a standard or accurately known strength that is used as a reagent in chemical analysis * * * a solution that contains in each liter a definitely stated amount of reagent; usually expressed in terms of normality (equivalent… … Medical dictionary
