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touchstone

UK
/ˈtʌʧstəʊn/
US
/ˈtʌtʃstoʊn/

Translations

touchstonenoun
touchstones
pl
UK
/ˈtʌʧstəʊn/
US
/ˈtʌtʃstoʊn/
étalonAu sens figuré, surtout dans la langue soutenue ou technique.
The novel became a touchstone for modern American literature.
Le roman est devenu un étalon de la littérature américaine moderne.
pierre de toucheTerme de gemmologie et de métallurgie.
The jeweler used a touchstone to determine the purity of the gold.
Le bijoutier a utilisé une pierre de touche pour déterminer la pureté de l’or.
Additional translations
critèreAu sens figuré, pour désigner un moyen d’évaluation.
Synonyms
standard
criterion
benchmark
yardstick
measure
touchstoneadjective
UK
/ˈtʌtʃstəʊn/
US
/ˈtʌtʃstoʊn/
Used attributively before nouns to mean ‘serving as a test or standard’.
de référenceSe dit d’un critère, d’une décision ou d’un exemple servant de référence.
The court issued a touchstone decision that shaped future legislation.
La cour a rendu une décision de référence qui a façonné la législation future.

Definitions

touchstonenoun
A standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized.
The novel became a touchstone for modern American literature.
A piece of fine-grained dark schist or jasper formerly used for testing alloys of gold by observing the color of the mark that they made on it.
The jeweler used a touchstone to determine the purity of the gold.
touchstoneadjective
Serving as a test, standard, or benchmark for judging something.
The court issued a touchstone decision that shaped future legislation.
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