standardisation
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of standardization.
British usage; Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The final remnants of the competitive spirit between companies will be eliminated, and there is no reasonable prospect that the dull uniformity of standardisation will be offset by greater efficiency in operation."
- "Standardisation of locomotive design is an essential feature of an efficiently run modern railway."
Etymology
Etymology tree English standardise Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English standardisation From standardise + -ation.
Usage
- British usage
- Countable
- Uncountable