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 |
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 |
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 |
mineral water | water naturally or artificially impregnated with mineral salts or gasses, often effervescent, often used therapeutically |
mineral kingdom | all inorganic objects, contrasts with animal and plant kingdoms |
vein mineral vein | a layer of ore between layers of rock |
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 |
mineral resources | natural resources in the form of minerals |
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 |
mineral extraction mineral processing mineral dressing ore processing ore dressing beneficiation | crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques |
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 |
mineral deficiency | lack of a mineral micronutrient that is essential for normal nutrition or metabolism |
mineral | solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
ader wax earth wax mineral wax ozokerite ozocerite | a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum, some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles |
asphalt mineral pitch | a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation, consists mainly of hydrocarbons |
maltha mineral tar | a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt |
mineral wool rock wool | a light fibrous material used as an insulator |
mineral oil | a distillate of petroleum (especially one used medicinally as a laxative or stool softener) |
petrolatum petroleum jelly mineral jelly | a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum, used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication |
civil time standard time local time | the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth), established by law or custom |
Atlantic Time Atlantic Standard Time | standard time in the th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the th meridian, used in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and Bermuda and the Canadian Maritime Provinces |
Eastern Time Eastern Standard Time EST | standard time in the th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the th meridian, used in the eastern United States |