metric vs touchstone

touchstone vs metric

metric and touchstone both are nouns.

metric is an adjective but touchstone is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
metric	Yes	Yes	No	No
touchstone	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, touchstone is a hyponym of metric; that is, touchstone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than metric:

metric: a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
touchstone: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

Other hyponyms of metric include criterion, measure, standard, system of weights and measures, point system, information measure, utility, Brix scale, circular measure, board measure, Beaufort scale, system of weights, weight, temperature scale, monetary aggregate.

metric (noun)	touchstone (noun)
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic	a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them

metric (adjective)	touchstone (adjective)
based on the meter as a standard of measurement
the rhythmic arrangement of syllables

Difference between metric and touchstone

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