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standard

adjective

conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure"
Antonyms: nonstandard Similar: modular, normative, regular, regulation, standardized, standardised, stock
commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment"
Similar: common
established or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"
Antonyms: nonstandard Similar: accepted, authoritative, classical, definitive, basic, canonic, canonical, casebook, textbook, classic, criterial, criterional
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; "standard English" (American); "received standard English is sometimes called the King''s English" (British)
Synonyms: received Antonyms: nonstandard Similar: acceptable, accepted, normative, prescriptive
regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item"
Synonyms: stock Similar: regular

noun

a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
Synonyms: criterion, measure, touchstone
the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"
Synonyms: criterion
a board measure = 1980 board feet
the value behind the money in a monetary system
Synonyms: monetary standard
an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support); "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination"
any distinctive flag