Meanings
- UKnot comparableDesigned in a standard manner or according to an official or accepted standard.
The connection between dictionaries and standardised forms of language is undeniable, yet, at the same time, not well understood.
2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 182 more examples
But the outstanding feature of the new timetable arrangement, additional to the standardised departure times, is the number of intermediate points, in addition to such principal cities as Bristol, Plymouth, Cardiff and Birmingham, that now have departures for Paddington at the same minutes past the hour throughout the day.
1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Western Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 590Internationally, the shipping container had already proven its worth, and by the early 1960s battles were being fought over what their standardised dimensions would be (their expected proliferation was not in question).
2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 48
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of standardise
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivebrought into conformity with a standard
adjectivecapable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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