platinum-iridium
platinum-iridium
(standard)The notion is that one of whatever it is has actually beencast in platinum-iridium alloy and placed in the vault besidethe Standard Kilogram at the International Bureau of Weightsand Measures near Paris, as the bar defining the standardmetre once was.
"This garbage collection algorithm has been tested againstthe platinum-iridium cons cell in Paris."
Compare golden.