touchstone
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touchstone¹
- /ˈtʌt͡ʃstəʊn/
Where it comes from
From touch + stone.
noun touchstones
- A stone used to verify the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them in order to leave a visible trace.
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A standard of comparison or evaluation.
Near-synonym: comparator
Similar: comparator
Touchstone²
proper noun Touchstones
- A surname.
Translations
Every language
noun stone used to test the quality of gold alloys
| Español | piedra de toque, toque |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시금석 sigeumseok |
| 日本語 | 試金石 shikin seki |
| 中文 | 試金石 /试金石 shìjīnshí |
| हिन्दी | कसौटी kasauṭī, मापदंड māpdaṇḍ, निकष nikaṣ, निकषण nikṣaṇ, परस paras, पारस pāras |
| Português | pedra de toque |
| Français | touchau |
| Deutsch | Prüfstein, Probierstein |
| Italiano | pietra di paragone |
| Ελληνικά | λυδία λίθος lydía líthos |
| Русский | проби́рный ка́мень probírnyj kámenʹ |
| العربية | مِحَكّ miḥakk |
noun standard of comparison or evaluation
| Español | norma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기준 gijun |
| 日本語 | 試金石 shikin seki |
| 中文 | 試金石 /试金石 shìjīnshí |
| हिन्दी | मापदंड māpdaṇḍ, मानदंड māndaṇḍ, पैमाना paimānā, परीक्षा parīkṣā, कसौटी kasauṭī, निकषण nikṣaṇ |
| Português | pedra de toque |
| Français | pierre de touche |
| Deutsch | Prüfstein |
| Italiano | pietra di paragone |
| Ελληνικά | βάσανος vásanos |
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title = {touchstone},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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