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bench mark
bench·mark B0183500 (bĕnch′märk′)n.1. A standard by which something can be measured or judged: "Inflation ... is a great distorter of seemingly fixed economic ideas and benchmarks" (Benjamin M. Friedman).2. often bench mark A surveyor's mark made on a stationary object of previously determined position and elevation and used as a reference point, as in geologic surveys or tidal observations.tr.v. bench·marked, bench·mark·ing, bench·marks To measure (a rival's product) according to specified standards in order to compare it with and improve one's own product.
[From the use of the surveyor's mark as a place to insert an angle iron that serves as a bench, or level surface, for the support for a leveling rod.]bench′ mark`
n. 1. a mark of known or assumed elevation from which other elevations may be established. Abbr.: BM 2. benchmark. bench′mark` or bench′ mark`
n. a standard or reference by which others can be measured or judged. [1835–45] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bench mark - a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference pointbenchmarkpoint of reference, reference point, reference - an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved" |
TranslationsBench Mark
Bench Mark a metal disk 8-10 cm in diameter with a 2-mm hole in the center, set into the outside wall of a stone structure (building, tower, bridge) and indicating a point whose elevation above sea level has been ascertained by leveling. The bench mark also bears a number and the name of the institution or government department doing the leveling. In the USSR, the elevation to the hole in the center of bench marks is determined in relation to the level of the Baltic Sea and is cited in the appropriate catalogs. bench markIn surveying, a marked reference point on a permanent, fixed object, such as a metal disk set in concrete, whose elevation (above or below an adopted datum) is known and from which the elevation of other points or objects may be determined.MedicalSeebenchmarkFinancialSeeBenchmarkSee BMARK
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Synonyms for bench marknoun a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference pointSynonymsRelated Words- point of reference
- reference point
- reference
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