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мери́ло

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nounneuterinanimateuncountable

1.
criterion, standard, yardstick, benchmark
Цена́ — не гла́вное ме́рило ка́чества.
Price is not the main yardstick of quality.
Usually figurative, of judging or evaluating.
2.
(rare) measure, unit of measurement
Ло́коть до́лго служи́л мери́лом длины́.
The cubit long served as a measure of length.
Literal use; somewhat bookish.

Examples

Успех не всегда мерило счастья человека.
Success is not always a measure of a person’s happiness.
Деньги стали для него главным мерилом ценности.
Money became his main measure of value.
Какое мерило мы используем для оценки качества работы?
What criterion do we use to assess the quality of the work?

Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	мери́ло	мери́ла
Gen.Genitive	мери́ла	мери́л
Dat.Dative	мери́лу	мери́лам
Acc.Accusative	мери́ло	мери́ла
Inst.Instrumental	мери́лом	мери́лами
Prep.Prepositional	мери́ле	мери́лах

Related words

Synonyms

этало́нstandard; model

See also

ме́раmeasure; unit of measurement; measure
приме́рexample; example (to follow)
наме́рениеintention; intent (deliberate)
ме́ритьto measure; to try on

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benchmark criterion measure measurement of standard unit yardstick