STANDARD

Definitions

1. 1. Being, affording, or according with, a standard for comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical terms; standard gold or silver.
2. 2. Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors.
3. 3. Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees.
4. 4. Not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree. Standard candle, Standard gauge. See under Candle, and Gauge. -- Standard solution. (Chem.) See Standardized solution, under Solution.