yardstick
A measuring rod thirty-six inches longA measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.
» The teacher picked up the yardstick and measured.
Значение
значений: 2A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.
(переносно)A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.
Maßstab
арши́нaršín, ме́ркаmérka, мери́лоmerílo
- a ruler or tape that is three feet long
- a measure or standard used for comparison
Примеры
предложений: 5The teacher picked up the yardstick and measured.
A yardstick is 36 inches long.
As yardsticks to measure the effectiveness of information retrieval there exist those called 'recall ratio' and 'precision ratio'.
The simplicity, reliability, and effectiveness of their design would make it the yardstick against which all future firearms would be judged.
Mr. Jackson picked up a yardstick and measured.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From yard + stick.From yard + stick.
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Формы
мн. число: yardsticks| Ед. число | yardstick |
|---|---|
| Мн. число | yardsticks |
правильный
Синонимы
синонимов: 7- a ruler or tape that is three feet long:yard measure