standardizern.
/ˈstandədʌɪzə/, U.S. /ˈstændərˌdaɪzər/ 1. Any device, mechanism, etc., that makes something conform to a given standard. Also: a material or preparation serving as a reference for quantitative measurements or titrations.
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > one who or that which tests > that which > against a standard
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1885 Telegr. Jrnl. & Electr. Rev. 19 Sept. 249/2 A suitable distribution of the electro-magnetic force for some purposes, especially for a very accurate standardiser, is when the square of its magnitude varies through the used part of the field.
1903 Pharmeceut. Rev. May 208 Potassium bichromate used as standardizer gives too high values for the oxidation.
1946 T. K. Sharpless in Moore School Lect. (1985) 199 The pulse shape..in these counters is quite critical and one has to use a pulse standardizer with each one.
1996 Guardian 2 Apr. (Educ. section) 11 (caption) Dairies regulate the fat content of their milk by using a standardiser. This controls the mixing of the cream and the skimmed milk to produce the required type of milk.
2. A person who advocates for standardization of some kind. Also: a person who creates or enforces standards or who ensures that they are met.
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1902 Tatler 22 Oct. 159/1 The discussion on the new balls is waxing warm. The standardisers have at last taken off their coats and descended into the arena... The position now held by the standardisers may be shortly stated.
1970 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 1 Jan. 12 k Many countries have introduced sizing codes... French standardizers won overwhelming support by fixing the new sizes for women's clothes to sizes below the earlier ones.
2004 D. Mitchell Cloud Atlas (U.K. ed.) 241 My wife was a qualities standardizer for the Corp before our marriage.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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