box standard noun 1adjective 1forms 2 noun1 •(no longer used) A hollow tube frame used for a machine....the standards F 0, to support the jointing devices, consisting in the combination of the cutter-heads supported by adjustable box standards Y, having sliding bearings in the bars V f. — 1884 adjective1 •(UK, informal) Synonym of standard, especially with connotations of plainness and lack of modification. formsbox standards · box-standards
