touchstone

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

touchau

pierre de touche

critère

standard

norme

référence

Synonymes

standard

criterion

measure

norm

rule

test

test case

litmus test

yardstick

basanite

bench-mark

lapis Lydius

Lydian stone

test stone

benchmark

gold standard

mark

Traductions

Prüfstein

Probierstein

piedra de toque

criteri

pedra de toque

criterio

pietra di paragone

critério

estándar

padrões

toetssteen

criterio

standard

denektaşı

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtʌt͡ʃstəʊn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From touch + stone.