landMARK — land·mark n often attrib 1: an object (as a stone or tree) that marks a boundary of land 2: an event or development that marks a turning point or stage a landmark decision 3: a structure (as a building) of unusual historical or aesthetic… … Law dictionary
Landmark — Landmark, ein von der Firma Landmark Research entwickelter Benchmark Test (Benchmark), der jedoch inzwischen an Bedeutung verloren hat. Landmark gibt an, mit welcher theoretischen Taktfrequenz ein Prozessor arbeitet. Als Bezugswert dient die… … Universal-Lexikon
landmark — land‧mark [ˈlændmɑːk ǁ mɑːrk] adjective [only before a noun] a landmark agreement, decision, settlement etc is one that is very important and influences how other things develop: • The company won landmark settlements against several competitors… … Financial and business terms
Landmark — steht für: The Landmark, ein im Bau befindlicher Wolkenkratzer in Abu Dhabi Landmark Speed Test, ein in den 1980ern un 1990ern populäres Benchmarking Tool von Landmark Research International Corporation Personen: Philipp Landmark (* 1966),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
landmark — [land′märk΄] n. 1. any fixed object used to mark the boundary of a piece of land 2. any prominent feature of the landscape, as a tree or building, serving to identify a particular locality 3. an event, discovery, etc. considered as a high point… … English World dictionary
landmark — [n1] historical or notable sight battleground, benchmark, bend, blaze, feature, fragment, guide, hill, mark, marker, memorial, milepost, milestone, monument, mountain, museum, promontory, remnant, ruins, souvenir, specimen, stone, survival, trace … New thesaurus
Landmark — Landmark, so v.w. Flügeldeich, s.u. Deich … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
landmark — (n.) O.E. landmearc, from LAND (Cf. land) (n.) + mearc (see MARK (Cf. mark) (n.1)). Originally object set up to mark the boundaries of a kingdom, estate, etc.; general sense of conspicuous object in a landscape is from 1560s. Modern figurative… … Etymology dictionary
landmark — ► NOUN 1) an object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seen and recognized from a distance. 2) an event, discovery, or change marking an important stage or turning point … English terms dictionary
landmark — noun 1 feature of the landscape ADJECTIVE ▪ distinctive (esp. BrE), prominent ▪ famous, well known ▪ familiar ▪ After twenty years, all the familiar landmarks had disappeared … Collocations dictionary
