measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths | the placement of one thing on top of another |
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior | (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide |
something regarded as a normative example | (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest |
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | (geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another |
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct | |
(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | |
prescribed guide for conduct or action | |
(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice | |
directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted | |
any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order | |
dominance or power through legal authority | |
the duration of a monarch's or government's power | |