Standard (1911 automobile)
WordNet
adjective
(1) Commonly used or supplied
"Standard procedure"
"Standard car equipment"
(2) Regularly and widely used or sold
"A standard size"
"A stock item"
(3) Established or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence
"A standard reference work"
(4) 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"
(5) Conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
"Standard English" (American)
"Received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British)
noun
(6) Any distinctive flag
(7) An upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support)
"Distance was marked by standards every mile"
"Lamps supported on standards provided illumination"
(8) The ideal in terms of which something can be judged
"They live by the standards of their community"
(9) 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"
(10) The value behind the money in a monetary system
(11) A board measure = 1980 board feet
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Etymology
for an upright timber, from the estendart (French: étendard), from Old Frankish *standhard "stand firm".
Noun
- A level of quality or attainment.
- Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations.
- An object supported in an upright position.
- A musical work of established popularity.
- The flag or ensign carried by a cavalry unit.
- A rule or set of rules or requirements which are widely agreed upon or imposed by government.
- A bottle of wine containing 0.750 liters of fluid.
- One of the upright members that supports the horizontal axis of a transit or theodolite.
- A manual transmission vehicle.
Adjective
- Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.
- Growing on an erect stem of full height.
- Having recognized excellence or authority.
- Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality.
- Having a manual transmission.