standardization meaning

UK US /stændɚdɪˈzeɪʃən/ 5 syllables

standardization (noun): the condition in which a standard has been successfully established.

Spelling: standardisation (British) · standardization (American)

standardization has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

standardization as a noun

  1. the condition in which a standard has been successfully established
    • standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars

    Synonyms: standardisation

    Type of: condition

  2. the imposition of standards or regulations
    • a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization

    Synonyms: standardisation, normalization, normalisation

    Type of: social control

    Kinds: stabilization, stylization

    Related forms: standardize

  3. the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
    • the thermometer needed calibration

    Synonyms: calibration, standardisation

    Type of: activity

    Kinds: tuning, adjustment

    Related forms: standardize

How to pronounce standardization

standardization is pronounced /stændɚdɪˈzeɪʃən/ in American English. It has 5 syllables, with the stress on the fourth syllable.

Words that rhyme with standardization

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