📖 Definitions of "Yardstick"
noun
- 1
A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.
- 2
A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.
🔄 Synonyms of "Yardstick"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| yard measurenoun | a ruler or tape that is three feet long |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Yardstick"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| yard measurenoun | a ruler or tape that is three feet long |
| gaugenoun | A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard |
| comparatornoun | An electronic device that compares two voltages, currents or streams of data. |
| lightnoun | (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light. |
| barometernoun | An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure. |
| metrenoun | The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+⁴⁷⁄₁₂₇ (approximately 39.37) imperial inches. |
| measurementnoun | Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring. |
| baselinenoun | A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison. |
| touchstonenoun | (figurative, by extension) A standard of comparison or evaluation. |
| meternoun | A device that measures things. |
| barnoun | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length. |
| parameternoun | A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc. |
| benchmarknoun | A standard by which something is evaluated or measured. |
| milestonenoun | (idiomatic) An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc. |
| criterionnoun | A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge. |
| indexnoun | An alphabetical listing of items and their location. |
| scalenoun | An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude. |
| footnotenoun | A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text. |
| patternnoun | Model, example. |
| basisnoun | A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis. |
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