standard : Idioms & Phrases

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accounting standard

  • noun a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions
    accounting principle.
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alaska standard time

  • noun standard time in the 9th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 135th meridian west; used in Hawaii and most of Alaska
    Yukon Time.
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american standard code for information interchange

  • noun (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers
    ASCII.
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american standard version

  • noun a revised version of the King James Version
    American Revised Version.
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atlantic standard time

  • noun standard time in the 4th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 60th meridian; used in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and Bermuda and the Canadian Maritime Provinces
    Atlantic Time.
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bering standard time

  • noun standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands
    Bering Time.
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central standard time

  • noun standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United States
    CST; Central Time.
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clark standard cell

  • noun a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force
    Clark cell.
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Double standard

  • noun an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another
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  • (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver standard, both of which are made legal tender.
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double standard of sexual behavior

  • noun a code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women)
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eastern standard time

  • noun standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
    Eastern Time; EST.
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gold standard

  • noun a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold
  • noun a paragon of excellence
    • academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged
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hawaii standard time

  • noun standard time in the 10th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 150th meridian west; used in Hawaii and the western Aleutian Islands
    Hawaii Time.
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monetary standard

  • noun the value behind the money in a monetary system
    standard.
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mountain standard time

  • noun standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 105th meridian west; used in the mountain states of the United States
    Mountain Time; MST.
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national institute of standards and technology

  • noun an agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs
    NIST.
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non-standard speech

  • noun speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
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pacific standard time

  • noun standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States
    Pacific Time; PST.
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procrustean standard

  • noun a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality
    procrustean rule; procrustean bed.
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revised standard version

  • noun a revision of the American Standard Version
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silver standard

  • noun a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silver
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standard and poor's

  • noun a broadly based stock market index
    Standard and Poor's.
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standard and poor's index

  • noun a broadly based stock market index
    Standard and Poor's.
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standard atmosphere

  • noun a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
    atmosphere; atm; standard atmosphere.
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Standard bearer

  • an officer of an army, company, or troop, who bears a standard; commonly called color sergeantor color bearer; hence, the leader of any organization; as, the standard bearer of a political party.
Webster 1913

standard candle

  • noun the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
    candle; candela; cd.
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Standard candle, Standard gauge

  • . See under Candle, and Gauge.
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standard cell

  • noun a primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force
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standard deviation

  • noun the square root of the variance
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standard gauge

  • noun railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches
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standard generalized markup language

  • noun (computer science) a standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents; a set of rules for using whatever markup vocabulary is adopted
    SGML.
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standard of life

  • noun a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group
    standard of life.
    • they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country
    • the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic production system
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standard of living

  • noun a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group
    standard of life.
    • they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country
    • the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic production system
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standard of measurement

  • noun accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
    gauge.
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standard operating procedure

  • noun a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely
    SOP; standard operating procedure; standing operating procedure.
    • rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries
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standard poodle

  • noun a breed or medium-sized poodles
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standard pressure

  • noun a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
    atmosphere; atm; standard atmosphere.
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standard procedure

  • noun a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely
    SOP; standard operating procedure; standing operating procedure.
    • rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries
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standard schnauzer

  • noun a medium-sized schnauzer
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Standard solution

  • . (Chem.) See Standardized solution, under Solution.
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standard temperature

  • noun exactly zero degrees centigrade
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standard time

  • noun the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom
    civil time; local time.
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standard transmission

  • noun a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal
    stick shift.
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standard-bearer

  • noun an outstanding leader of a political movement
  • noun the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle
    color bearer.
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standard-bred

Stand"ard-bred` adjective
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  1. Bred in conformity to a standard. Specif., applied to a registered trotting horse which comes up to the standard adopted by the National Association of Trotting-horse Breeders. U. S.
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standard-wing

Stand"ard-wing` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A curious paradise bird (Semioptera Wallacii) which has two long special feathers standing erect on each wing.
Webster 1913