Prüfstein — meaning in English
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English meaning
- touchstone noun A dark stone once used to test the purity of gold or silver by rubbing the metal on it and examining the streak left behind.
Senses
Prüfstein is used for these senses in English:
- litmus test (figuratively, by extension) Any test which produces a binary, decisive result (for example, determining whether to appoint someone to a job) by measuring a single indicator.
- touchstone A stone used to verify the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them in order to leave a visible trace.
- touchstone (figurative, by extension) A standard of comparison or evaluation.
touchstone — full definition
- noun A dark stone once used to test the purity of gold or silver by rubbing the metal on it and examining the streak left behind.
- noun A standard or test used to judge the quality or genuineness of something.
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