standˈardize or standˈardise transitive verb

To make, or keep, of uniform size, shape, etc

standˈardizer or standˈardiser noun

standard assessment task noun (education)

In England and Wales, a component of the standardized testing procedures employed, as part of the national curriculum, to determine a pupil's level of attainment in a particular subject (abbrev SAT)

standard atmosphere noun

1. 101325 newtons per square metre, or 1013250 dynes per square centimetre
2. A standard of measurement of atmospheric conditions used in comparing the performance of aircraft (aeronautics, etc)

standˈard-bearer noun

1. A person who carries a standard or banner
2. An outstanding leader

standard bread noun

Bread made with flour containing 80 per cent of the wholewheat including germ and semolina

Standˈardbred noun

A breed of horse orig developed in the USA as harness racehorses for trotting or pacing to a standard minimum speed

adjective

Relating to this breed of horses

standard candle see candle

standard cost noun

An estimated cost of a manufacturing process, etc against which the actual cost is assessed

standard deviation noun

In a frequency distribution, the root of the average of the squares of the differences from their mean of a number of observations, used as a measure of dispersion

standard English noun

The form of English taught in schools, etc, and used, esp in formal situations, by the majority of educated English-speakers

standard error noun

1. Standard deviation
2. Standard deviation divided by the root of the number of observations in a sample

standard gauge see under gauge

Standard grade noun

1. A former educational qualification awarded in Scotland
2. A subject offered, or satisfactory assessment obtained, at Standard grade

standardized mortality rate noun (medicine)

The ratio of observed to expected deaths in a subpopulation (abbrev SMR)

standard lamp noun

A lamp on a tall support

standard of living noun

A measure indicating the relative wealth and comfort in which people live

standard solution noun

A solution of known concentration, used for purposes of comparison, commonly containing the equivalent, in grammes, of the solute to a litre of solution (normal solution) or some simple fraction (as decinormal, one-tenth normal)

standard temperature and pressure noun

A temperature of 0ºC and a pressure of 101325N/m² (abbrev stp)

standard wing noun

A bird of paradise of the Moluccas with a pair of erectile white feathers at the bend of the wing