positron emission tomography
PET | using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) |
standing operating procedure
standard operating procedure
SOP
standard procedure | a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely, rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries |
emission
emanation | the act of emitting, causing to flow forth |
| standard schnauzer | a medium-sized schnauzer |
| standard poodle | a breed or medium-sized poodles |
Clark cell
Clark standard cell | a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force |
| field-emission microscope | electron microscope used to observe the surface structure of a solid |
positron emission tomography scanner
PET scanner | a tomograph that produces cross-sectional Xays of metabolic processes in the body |
| standard banner | any distinctive flag |
| standard | an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support), distance was marked by standards every mile, lamps supported on standards provided illumination |
| standard cell | a primary cell used as a standard of electromotive force |
| standard gauge | railroad track having the standard width of . inches |
standard transmission
stick shift | a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal |
| gold standard | a paragon of excellence, academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged |
criterion
standard | the ideal in terms of which something can be judged, they live by the standards of their community |
accounting principle
accounting standard | a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions |
| standard deviation | the square root of the variance |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASCII | (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies, a string of binary digits represents each character, used in most microcomputers |
American Standard Version
American Revised Version | a revised version of the King James Version |
| Revised Standard Version | a revision of the American Standard Version |
Standard and Poor's
Standard and Poor's Index | a broadly based stock market index |
| double standard | an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another |
| double standard of sexual behavior | a code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women) |
standard generalized markup language
SGML | (computer science) a standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents, a set of rules for using whatever markup vocabulary is adopted |
| non-standard speech | speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community |
standard
criterion
measure 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 |
procrustean standard
procrustean rule
procrustean bed | a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality |
| emission | the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe) |
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST | an agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs |
color bearer
standard-bearer | the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle |
| standard-bearer | an outstanding leader of a political movement |
| emission spectrum | spectrum of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a self-luminous source |
infrared
infrared light
infrared radiation
infrared emission | electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves |
radio wave
radio emission
radio radiation | an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between . cm to , m |
standard
monetary standard | the value behind the money in a monetary system |
| gold standard | a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold |
| silver standard | a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silver |
discharge
emission expelling | any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body, the discharge of pus |
| emission | the release of electrons from parent atoms |
| field emission | the emission of electrons that are stripped from parent atoms by a high electric field |
| nocturnal emission | ejaculation during sleep (usually during a dream) |
| photoelectric emission | the release or absorption of quanta above a certain energy level |
| secondary emission | the emission of electrons from a surface that is bombarded by higher energy primary electrons |
thermionic emission
thermal emission | the emission of electrons from very hot substances |
| standard | a board measure board feet |
candle
candela
cd
standard candle | the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites, equal to
of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of , degrees Kelvin |
standard atmosphere
atmosphere
atm
standard pressure | a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercurymm high at sea level and
degrees centigrade |
| standard temperature | exactly zero degrees centigrade |
gauge
standard of measurement | accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared |
standard of living
standard of life | a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group, they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country, the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic production system |