box standard
box standard noun: a hollow tube frame used for a machine.
Noun
box standard (plural box standards)
- A hollow tube frame used for a machine.
- ...the standards F 0, to support the jointing devices, consisting in the combination of the cutter-heads supported by adjustable box standards Y, having sliding bearings in the bars V f.1884 June, Manufacturer & Builder, page 127
- Box standard or boxed standard, the standard, or main framework, of a machine or engine, which is hollowed internally to obtain the maximum of strength with the minimum of material.1888, Lockwood's Dictionary of Mechanical Engineering, page 45
Adjective
box standard (comparative more box standard, superlative most box standard)
- Synonym of standard, especially with connotations of plainness and lack of modification.
- Synonyms:
- standard
Synonyms of box standard
Forms of box standard
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | box standards |
| alternative form | box-standard |
| alternative form | boxed standard |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more box standard |
| superlative | most box standard |
Origin of box standard
Originally in reference to the hollow-tube frames used as cases or mounting in various machines but now usually understood in reference to factory packaging and default standards.
Questions about box standard
- What does box standard mean?
- Box standard means a hollow tube frame used for a machine.
- What part of speech is box standard?
- Box standard can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of box standard?
- The plural of box standard is box standards.
Words near box standard in the dictionary
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