Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

box standard

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables: box -s-tan-dard
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hollow tube frame used for a machine.

Obsolete

adj

Synonym of standard, especially with connotations of plainness and lack of modification.

British usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"...the standards F 0, to support the jointing devices, consisting in the combination of the cutter-heads supported by adjustable box standards Y, having sliding bearings in the bars V f."
"Box standard or boxed standard, the standard, or main framework, of a machine or engine, which is hollowed internally to obtain the maximum of strength with the minimum of material."

Etymology

Originally in reference to the hollow-tube frames used as cases or mounting in various machines but now usually understood in reference to factory packaging and default standards.

Usage

Inflected Forms

box standards (plural) box-standard (alternative) boxed standard (alternative) more box standard (comparative) most box standard (superlative)

Phrases

bog standard

Frequently Paired Words

bog standard

Synonyms

standard

Questions

What does box standard mean?: A hollow tube frame used for a machine.
Where does box standard come from?: Originally in reference to the hollow-tube frames used as cases or mounting in various machines but now usually understood in reference to factory packaging and default standards.

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