aune — meaning in English

English meaning

• benchmark noun A standard used to judge or measure something.
• ell noun An old unit of length, roughly the distance from elbow to fingertip, historically around 45 inches in England.
• yardstick noun A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.

Senses

aune is used for these senses in English:

• benchmark A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
• ell (historical) A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm.
• yardstick (figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.

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.

ell — full definition

1. noun An old unit of length, roughly the distance from elbow to fingertip, historically around 45 inches in England.
2. noun A wing of a building set at a right angle to the main structure, so it forms an L-shape.

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