yardstick
A measuring rod thirty-six inches longA measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.
» The teacher picked up the yardstick and measured.
Значення
значень: 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
Приклади
речень: 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.
Переклади
мов: 7За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
From yard + stick.From yard + stick.
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Форми
множина: yardsticks| Однина | yardstick |
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| Множина | yardsticks |
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Синоніми
синонімів: 7- a ruler or tape that is three feet long:yard measure