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étalon — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • benchmark noun A standard used to judge or measure something.
  • gauge verb To measure something precisely, especially using a dedicated instrument.
  • horse noun A large hoofed mammal with a mane and tail, long domesticated for riding, pulling loads, and farm work.
  • stallion noun An adult male horse, especially one kept uncastrated for breeding.
  • standard adj Usual, regular, or typical; falling within an accepted, expected range.
  • stud noun A male animal, especially a horse, kept specifically for breeding.

Senses

étalon is used for these senses in English:

  • benchmark A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
  • gauge Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things
  • horse Any member of the species Equus ferus, including the Przewalski's horse and the extinct Equus ferus ferus.
  • standard Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations; a model.

benchmark — full definition

  1. noun A standard used to judge or measure something.
  2. noun A test used to measure the performance of computer hardware or software.
  3. verb To measure something’s performance against a standard or competitor.

gauge — full definition

  1. verb To measure something precisely, especially using a dedicated instrument.
  2. verb To estimate or judge, especially something hard to measure directly, like a mood or reaction.
  3. noun An instrument used for measuring, or the standard measurement itself (such as the thickness of wire or sheet metal, or the diameter of a shotgun barrel).

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