noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌstæn.də.daɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
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Canada, General-American:/ˌstæn.dɚˌdɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Canada, General-American:[ˌstɛən.dɚˌdɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩]
Canada, General-American:/ˌstæn.dɚˌdəˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Canada, General-American:[ˌstɛən.dɚˌdəˈzeɪ.ʃn̩]
Australian:/ˌstæn.də.dɑeˈzæɪ.ʃən/
New-Zealand:/ˌstɛn.də.daɪˈzæɪ.ʃən/
New-Zealand:[ˌstɛn.də.dɑe̯ˈzæɪ.ʃn̩]
CMU ARPABET:S T AE0 N D ER0 D IH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
The process of complying (or evaluate by comparing) with a standard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
the condition in which a standard has been successfully established
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: standardisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: condition, status
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Frankish *standan Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Frankish *hard(ī) Frankish *standahardbor.? Old French estendre? Old French estandartbor. Middle English standard English standard Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English standardize 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 standardization From standardize + -ation.
Across languages
Translations
63 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
standaardisering
— process of complying with a standard
Albanian:
standardizim
— process of complying with a standard
Aragonese:
estandardización
— process of complying with a standard
Asturian:
estandarización
— process of complying with a standard
Belarusian:
стандартыза́цыя
(standartyzácyja)
— process of complying with a standard
Bulgarian:
стандартиза́ция
(standartizácija)
— process of complying with a standard
Cebuano:
estandardisasyon
— process of complying with a standard
Chinese Mandarin:
標準化 /标准化
(biāozhǔnhuà)
— process of complying with a standard
Czech:
standardizace
— process of complying with a standard
Dutch:
standaardisatie
— process of complying with a standard
Esperanto:
normigo
— process of complying with a standard
French:
standardisation
— process of complying with a standard
Galician:
estandarización
— process of complying with a standard
Georgian:
სტანდარტიზაცია
(sṭandarṭizacia)
— process of complying with a standard
German:
Standardisierung
— process of complying with a standard
Greek:
τυποποίηση
(typopoíisi)
— process of complying with a standard
Hindi:
मानकीकरण
(mānkīkraṇ)
— process of complying with a standard
Hungarian:
szabványosítás
— process of complying with a standard
Indonesian:
standardisasi
— process of complying with a standard
Italian:
standardizzazione
— process of complying with a standard
Japanese:
標準化
(hyōjunka)
— process of complying with a standard
Kazakh:
стандарттау
(standarttau)
— process of complying with a standard
Khmer:
បមាណីយកម្ម
(pak marn ney yak kam)
— process of complying with a standard
Khmer:
ធម្មនិយាមកម្ម
(dhamma niyeam kam)
— process of complying with a standard
Korean:
표준화
(pyojunhwa)
— process of complying with a standard
Portuguese:
padronização
— process of complying with a standard
Portuguese:
estandardização
— process of complying with a standard
Portuguese:
standardização
— process of complying with a standard
Romanian:
standardizare
— process of complying with a standard
Romanian:
standardizație
— process of complying with a standard
Russian:
стандартиза́ция
(standartizácija)
— process of complying with a standard
Slovak:
štandardizácia
— process of complying with a standard
Spanish:
estandarización
— process of complying with a standard
Spanish:
normalización
— process of complying with a standard
Spanish:
estandardización
— process of complying with a standard
Swedish:
standardisering
— process of complying with a standard
Tagalog:
sapamantayan
— process of complying with a standard
Ukrainian:
стандартиза́ція
(standartyzácija)
— process of complying with a standard
Vietnamese:
tiêu chuẩn hoá
— process of complying with a standard
Vietnamese:
sự tiêu chuẩn hoá
— process of complying with a standard
Welsh:
safoniad
— process of complying with a standard
Albanian:
normëzim
— process of establishing a standard
Asturian:
estandarización
— process of establishing a standard
Belarusian:
стандартыза́цыя
(standartyzácyja)
— process of establishing a standard
Cebuano:
estandardisasyon
— process of establishing a standard
Czech:
standardizace
— process of establishing a standard
French:
standardisation
— process of establishing a standard
German:
Standardisierung
— process of establishing a standard
Greek:
τυποποίηση
(typopoíisi)
— process of establishing a standard
Hindi:
मानकीकरण
(mānkīkraṇ)
— process of establishing a standard
Italian:
standardizzazione
— process of establishing a standard
Japanese:
標準化
(hyōjunka)
— process of establishing a standard
Polish:
standaryzacja
— process of establishing a standard
Polish:
normotwórstwo
— process of establishing a standard
Portuguese:
padronização
— process of establishing a standard
Portuguese:
estandardização
— process of establishing a standard
Portuguese:
standardização
— process of establishing a standard
Russian:
стандартиза́ция
(standartizácija)
— process of establishing a standard
Spanish:
estandarización
— process of establishing a standard
Spanish:
estandardización
— process of establishing a standard
Swedish:
standardisering
— process of establishing a standard
Ukrainian:
стандартиза́ція
(standartyzácija)
— process of establishing a standard
Welsh:
safoniad
— process of establishing a standard