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touchstone [ˈtʌtʃstəʊn, Am -stoʊn] N

touchstone

про́бный ка́мень m

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The most notable is the single-stage crystal oscillator circuit, which became the touchstone of the electronics communication art. en.wikipedia.org

They coordinate on-campus and community outreach activities, facilitate pre-professional networking, and provide a touchstone for student veterans in higher education. en.wikipedia.org

One touchstone of the authentic fairy tale is that it is presented as wholly credible. en.wikipedia.org

Many philosophical schools have at their core one particular thinker or even one central work which serves as a canonical touchstone. en.wikipedia.org

This emphasis has remained a tacit touchstone of dance writing ever since. en.wikipedia.org

He propounded the theory that "ananda" (happiness or bliss) should be the touchstone of any human activity. en.wikipedia.org

He explains that a touchstone has to be unconventional enough to draw attention to itself, to cause controversy, perhaps to encourage imitators. en.wikipedia.org

Throughout their disagreements, they still stayed close, remaining each other's touchstones. en.wikipedia.org

Tradition and consolidation, rather than adventure or experiment, are to be the touchstones. en.wikipedia.org

Touchstone remained in that position until his death 29 years later. en.wikipedia.org

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