Word Frequency
level (ˈlɛvəl
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Definitions
adjective
- on a horizontal plane
- having a surface of completely equal height
- being of the same height as something else
- (of quantities to be measured, as in recipes) even with the top of the cup, spoon, etc
- equal to or even with (something or someone else)
- not having or showing inconsistency or irregularities
- Also: level-headed. even-tempered; steady
verb
-els, -elling, -elled, (US) -els, -eling, -eled- tr sometimes foll by off to make (a surface) horizontal, level, or even
- to make (two or more people or things) equal, as in position or status
- tr to raze to the ground
- tr to knock (a person) down by or as if by a blow
- tr to direct (a gaze, criticism, etc) emphatically at someone
- intr often foll by with (informal) to be straightforward and frank
- intr; foll by off or out to manoeuvre an aircraft into a horizontal flight path after a dive, climb, or glide
- often foll by at to aim (a weapon) horizontally
- (surveying) to determine the elevation of a section of (land), sighting through a levelling instrument to a staff at successive pairs or points
noun
- a horizontal datum line or plane
- a device, such as a spirit level, for determining whether a surface is horizontal
- a surveying instrument consisting basically of a telescope with a spirit level attached, used for measuring relative heights of land See Abney level, dumpy level
- a reading of the difference in elevation of two points taken with such an instrument
- position or status in a scale of values
- amount or degree of progress; stage
- a specified vertical position; altitude
- a horizontal line or plane with respect to which measurement of elevation is based ⇒
sea level
- a flat even surface or area of land
- a horizontal passage or drift in a mine
- any of the successive layers of material that have been deposited with the passage of time to build up and raise the height of the land surface
- (physics) the ratio of the magnitude of a physical quantity to an arbitrary magnitude ⇒
sound-pressure level
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See find one's level
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See on a level
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See on the level
Derived Forms
ˈlevelly adverbˈlevelness noun
Word Origin
C14: from Old French livel, from Vulgar Latin lībellum (unattested), from Latin lībella, diminutive of lībra scalesTranslations for 'level'
- British English: level If one thing is level with another thing, it is at the same height.He leaned over the counter so he was almost level with the boy's face.ˈlɛvl ADJECTIVE
- Arabic: مُنْبَسِطٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: plano plana
- Chinese: 平坦的
- Croatian: izjednačen
- Czech: rovný
- Danish: ud for
- Dutch: waterpas
- European Spanish: plano plana
- Finnish: tasainen
- French: platnivelé
- German: eben
- Greek: επίπεδος επίπεδη
- Italian: livello
- Japanese: 水平の
- Korean: 같은
- Norwegian: jevn
- Polish: wyrównany wyrównana
- Portuguese: plano plana
- Romanian: la aceeași înălțime cu
- Russian: ровный ровная
- Spanish: nivelado niveladaa nivel
- Swedish: jämn jämnt
- Thai: ระดับเดียวกัน
- Turkish: yatay
- Ukrainian: рівний
- Vietnamese: ngang bằng
- British English: level A level is a point on a scale, for example a scale of amount, importance, or difficulty....the lowest level of inflation for some years.ˈlɛvl NOUN
- Arabic: مُسْتَوَى
- Brazilian Portuguese: nível
- Chinese: 水平
- Croatian: razina
- Czech: úroveň
- Danish: niveau
- Dutch: niveau
- European Spanish: nivel
- Finnish: taso
- French: niveau
- German: Ebene
- Greek: επίπεδο
- Italian: livello
- Japanese: 水平
- Korean: 정도
- Norwegian: nivå
- Polish: poziom
- Portuguese: nível
- Romanian: nivel nivele
- Russian: уровень
- Spanish: nivelmedida
- Swedish: nivå
- Thai: ระดับ
- Turkish: düzey
- Ukrainian: рівень
- Vietnamese: mức độ
Example Sentences Including 'level'
He dropped him by the bath and Bagado clawed his way up to my level.INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
Industry experts say the level of employer contribution is considerably lower in defined-contribution schemes.Irish Times (2002)
Mr Michel Bon, chairman, said in an interview that the company was discussing with its auditors the level of its 2001 provisions.Irish Times (2002)
On old, congested bushes, take out some of the oldest stems at ground level.Country Life (2004)
On one level I was organising a campaign to get Jarawa's death sentence commuted.THE EXECUTION (2002)
Police said the driver had been left deeply upset by the ordeal, which showed a certain level of planning.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The business was being taken seriously down to the lowest possible level.BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
The family bathroom upstairs is split level , with a corner bath.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The level depended on how big the wave was that broke over us.FATAL STORM (2001)
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