Whetstone

发音

UK /ˈwɛtstəʊn/

词形变化

Whetstones 复数 Whetstones

别名

whetstone

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A single instruction of the Whetstone benchmark, often expressed as a value per second.

    计算机 工程 数学
name
  1. 1.

    A suburb and ward in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2693).

  2. 2.

    A large village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5597).

  3. 3.

    A census-designated place in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.

  4. 4.

    An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States.

  5. 5.

    A surname.

  6. 6.

    A synthetic benchmark for evaluating the power and performance of a computer, primarily based on floating-point arithmetic.

    计算机 工程 数学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

stone

下位词 2

hone oilstone

词源

The benchmark is named after the Whetstone compiler built at an English Electric Company division in Whetstone, Leicestershire.

来源：wiktionary