The meaning of Canons

noun

A standard or point of reference against which things may be compared.

Usage examples:

The pay settlement will set a benchmark for other employers and workers

verb

Evaluate (something) by comparison with a standard.

Usage examples:

We are benchmarking our performance against external criteria

noun

A standard for measuring or judging other things of the same type

Usage examples:

Her performances set a new benchmark for classical pianists.

noun

A way in which something is usually done.

Usage examples:

To attract the best patrons the movie houses had to ape the conventions and the standards of theatres

noun

A way of doing something or appearing that is considered usual and correct

Usage examples:

[ c ] literary conventions, [ u ] he flouted convention by wearing sneakers with his tuxedo., the d…

noun

A large, formal meeting of people who work in the same industry or belong to the same organization or profession

Usage examples:

A convention of shopping center developers, hold/host a convention madrid will host next year's con…

noun

A principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.

Usage examples:

They award a green label to products that meet certain environmental criteria

noun

A condition or fact used as a standard by which something can be judged or considered

Usage examples:

Eight criteria will be used to select new stadium sites., not standard is height a criteria for hir…

noun

A standard by which you judge, decide about, or deal with something

Usage examples:

Pay is a very important criterion for job satisfaction., when employing new staff, you need to be v…

noun

A person or thing serving as a typical example or appropriate model.

Usage examples:

The place is an exemplar of multicultural britain

noun

A mathematical relationship or rule expressed in symbols.

Usage examples:

The formula for the capacitance of a spherical capacitor

noun

The exact chemical parts that a mixture consists of

Usage examples:

[ c ] the company announced that it was changing its soft-drink formula to make it sweeter., [ c us…

noun

A standard or accepted way of doing something

Usage examples:

A formula for sth/for doing sth tandy had a simple formula for locating his stores: put them where …

noun

The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

Usage examples:

Shooting the birds is against the law

noun

A hill, typically one that is round or conical in shape.

Usage examples:

I had a lovely walk up north berwick law today

verb

Ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units.

Usage examples:

The amount of water collected is measured in pints

noun

A plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Cost-cutting measures

verb

Determine the dimensions of something or somebody

noun

A three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original.

Usage examples:

A model of st paul's cathedral

verb

A simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions.

Usage examples:

A statistical model used for predicting the survival rates of endangered species

verb

A representation of something, often on a smaller scale

noun

Something that is usual, typical, or standard.

Usage examples:

Strikes were the norm

verb

Adjust (something) to conform to a norm.

Usage examples:

Recommendations for early identification testing often include the use of commercially available, n…

A standard or model or pattern regarded as typical

noun

A repeated decorative design.

Usage examples:

A neat blue herringbone pattern

verb

Decorate with a repeated design.

Usage examples:

He was sitting on a soft carpet patterned in rich colours

noun

A particular way in which something is done or organized, or in which something happens

Usage examples:

Our weather pattern comes from the northwest., a whole variety of behavior patterns affect infants.…

noun

A general rule intended to regulate behaviour or thought.

Usage examples:

The legal precept of being innocent until proven guilty

noun

A rule for action or behavior, esp. one based on moral consideration

Usage examples:

Common precepts of decency

noun

A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behaviour or for a chain of reasoning.

Usage examples:

The basic principles of justice

noun

One of a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct or procedure within a particular area of activity.

Usage examples:

The rules of cricket

verb

Short for australian rules.

noun

An accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed to do

Usage examples:

The company's chief executive failed to enforce federal workplace rules., if you broke the rule, yo…

noun

A level of quality or attainment.

Usage examples:

Their restaurant offers a high standard of service

adjective

Used or accepted as normal or average.

Usage examples:

The standard rate of income tax

adjective

Usual or expected; not involving something special or extra

Usage examples:

A standard contract, i don’t work a standard, 35-hour week., the car came with an air conditioner a…

noun

A principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.

Usage examples:

The tenets of a democratic society

noun

A principle that is an accepted belief of a particular group

Usage examples:

A major tenet of the women’s movement has been that society needs their talents.

noun

A procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something, especially before it is taken into widespread use.

Usage examples:

Both countries carried out nuclear tests in may

verb

Short for test match.

Usage examples:

The first test against new zealand

noun

The shell or integument of some invertebrates and protozoans, especially the chalky shell of a foraminiferan or the tough outer layer of a tunicate.

Usage examples:

The tests of the shells are recrystallized, but the original ornamentation is preserved in very goo…

noun

A measuring rod a yard long, typically divided into inches.

Usage examples:

After tamping a few square feet, use a yardstick or a ruler to measure the tamped depth.

noun

A way of measuring how good, accurate, or effective something is

Usage examples:

A high salary isn’t the only yardstick for success., the only valid yardstick for measuring traffic…

noun

A standard used to compare similar things in order to measure their value or success

Usage examples:

A yardstick for sth the firm uses the index as a yardstick for measuring itself against competitors…