Yardstick

Noun



 * 1) A measuring rod thirty-six inches long.
 * 2)  A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.
 * 3) * 2008 April 8, Michael R. Gordon and Eric Schmitt, “Attacks in Baghdad spiked in March, U.S. data show”, in International Herald Tribune, 2008 April 8 edition, “Africa &amp; Middle East” section,
 * Attacks against civilians in the capital remained relatively unchanged: 69 in March from 62 in February. &para; However, another yardstick, the number of civilian deaths tracked by the Iraqi government, shot up last month after several months of decline.

Derived terms

 * Portsmouth yardstick

Thesaurus
barometer, basis, benchmark, canon, check, criterion, degree, exemplar, gauge, graduated scale, measure, model, norm, parameter, pattern, quantity, reading, readout, rule, scale, standard, test, touchstone, type, value

Translations

 * Scottish Gaelic:


 * Spanish: vara


 * Finnish: mittapuu,
 * Japanese: 判断の尺度


 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish: norma