Vi fant 3 definisjoner av touchstone på engelsk.
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| touchstone - 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" | ||
| standard, criterion, measure | ||
| system of measurement, metric a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic | ||
| benchmark a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point | ||
| 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 ruler or tape that is three feet long | ||
| 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 of measurement, scale a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals | ||
| standard of measurement, gauge a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. | ||
| baseline the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases | ||
