touchstone

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

criteri

patró

regla

estàndard

punt de referència

pedra de toc

Sinònims

standard

criterion

measure

norm

rule

test

test case

litmus test

yardstick

basanite

bench-mark

lapis Lydius

Lydian stone

test stone

benchmark

gold standard

mark

Traduccions

Prüfstein

touchau

pierre de touche

piedra de toque

Probierstein

pietra di paragone

pedra de toque

criterio

critério

standard

toetssteen

padrões

standard

critère

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈtʌt͡ʃstəʊn/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From touch + stone.