"yardstick" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-VCcortex-yardstick.wav Forms: yardsticks [plural]
  1. Mètre bâton de mesure, étalon d'un yard de long.
    Sense id: fr-yardstick-en-noun-bZ6XhLy5 Categories (other): Instruments de mesure en anglais Topics: metrology
  2. Critère de comparaison. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-yardstick-en-noun-1vXcA7k- Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (bâton): meterstick, measuring rod Synonyms (critère): criterion, benchmark, touchstone, standard

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for yardstick meaning in Anglais (1.9kB)

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    "Composé de metre (« yard (longueur) ») et de stick (« bâton »)."
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