Standard Lemma guide

standardization

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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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.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The process of complying (or evaluate by comparing) with a standard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The process of establishing a standard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the thermometer needed calibration

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: calibration, standardisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: activity

Narrower terms: tuning, adjustment, registration, readjustment

4

noun

Meaning 4

the imposition of standards or regulations

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: standardisation, normalization, normalisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: social control

Narrower terms: stabilization, stabilisation, stylization, stylisation

5

noun

Meaning 5

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
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