Maßstab

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Maß + Stab.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmaːsʃtaːp]
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  • Hyphenation: Maß‧stab

Noun

Maßstab m (strong, genitive Maßstabes or Maßstabs, plural Maßstäbe)

  1. scale (on a map)
  2. (figurative) measure, criterion, yardstick

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Further reading

  • Maßstab” in Duden online
  • Maßstab” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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