touchstone
Kelime Anlamı :

1. mihenk taşı.
2. ayar.
3. mihenk.
4. denektaşı.
5. mihenktaşı.
6. ölçüt.
Tanımlar :
1. A hard black stone, such as jasper or basalt, formerly used to test the quality of gold or silver by comparing the streak left on the stone by one of these metals with that of a standard alloy.
2. an excellent quality or example that is used to test the excellence or genuineness of others: "the qualities of courage and vision that are the touchstones of leadership” ( henry A. Kissinger). see synonyms at standard.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A stone used to test the quality of gold alloys.
2. A standard of comparison or evaluation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. lydian stone; basanite; -- so called because used to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak which is left upon the stone when it is rubbed by the metal. see basanite.
2. any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A very fine-grained dark-colored variety of schist or jasper, used for trying the quality of alloys of the precious metals.
2. any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried: as, money, the touchstone of common honesty.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.