ETALONS Synonyms

• a standard by which something can be measured or judged

• a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point

• something to be imitated

• of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

• the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain

• model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

• conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

• constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception

• a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

• a type of product

• a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor

• representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)

• something to be imitated

• someone worthy of imitation

• a representative form or pattern

• a woman who wears clothes to display fashions

• the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)

• worthy of imitation

• plan or create according to a model or models

• form in clay, wax, etc

• assume a posture as for artistic purposes

• display (clothes) as a mannequin

• create a representation or simulation of

• construct a model in the likeness of

• systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

• a standard or typical example

• the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)

• the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time

• a standard or typical example

• conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind

• established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence

• conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

• a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

• the ideal in terms of which something can be judged

• a board measure = 1980 board feet

• the value behind the money in a monetary system

• an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support)

• any distinctive flag

• commonly used or supplied

• regularly and widely used or sold