touchstone

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A stone used to verify the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them in order to leave a visible trace.
2. (broadly, figuratively) A standard of comparison or evaluation.

Sinonieme

standard

criterion

measure

norm

rule

test

test case

litmus test

yardstick

basanite

bench-mark

lapis Lydius

Lydian stone

test stone

benchmark

gold standard

mark

Vertalings

Prüfstein

touchau

Probierstein

piedra de toque

pierre de touche

critério

pedra de toque

criteri

pietra di paragone

criterio

toetssteen

standard

criterio

standard

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈtʌt͡ʃstəʊn/

Etimologie (Engels)

From touch + stone.