Level Definition
level
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English
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From Middle English level, from Old French livel, liveau, later nivel, niveau, from Latin libella (“a balance, a level”), diminutive of libra (“a balance, a level”); see libra, librate.
Pronunciation
Adjective
level (comparative leveler, superlative levelest)
- The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- This table isn't quite level; see how this marble rolls off it?
- At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
- We tried to hang the pictures so that the bottom of the frames were level with the dark line in the wallpaper.
- Unvaried in frequency.
- His pulse has been level for 12 hours.
- Sensible.
- He kept a level head under stress.
- in the same position as some thing, for example in a race or in a competition
- 2011 October 22, Sam Sheringham, “Aston Villa 1 - 2 West Brom”, BBC Sport:
- After a poor start to the season, Roy Hodgson's men are now unbeaten in four matches and 10th in the Premier League table, level with Aston Villa on 11 points.
- 2011 October 22, Sam Sheringham, “Aston Villa 1 - 2 West Brom”, BBC Sport:
Antonyms
Derived terms
- level playing field
- dead level
Related terms
Noun
level (plural levels)
- A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
- Hand me the level so I can tell if this is correctly installed.
- A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
- By the end of the day, we'd dug down to the level of the old basement floor.
- Degree or amount.
- The sound level is much too high; this hurts my ears.
- We've reached a new level of success.
- In an Internet post, an indication of the number of previous replies at which a portion of text was written.
- (gaming) One of several discrete segments of a game generally increasing in difficulty. Often numbered. Often, each level occupies different physical space (levels don't require any direct physical relationship to each other, e.g. vertically stacked, horizontally chained, etc).
- It took me weeks to get to level seven.
- Watch out for the next level; the bad guys there are really overpowered.
- (gaming) A periodic progression of integer values that quantify a character's experience and power.
- My half-orc barbarian reached fifth level before he was squashed by a troll.
- A floor of a multi-storey building.
- Take the elevator and get off at the promenade level.
- (UK) an area of almost perfectly flat land.
Derived terms
- bonus level
- dead level
- on the level
- spirit level
- split level
- to the next level
Translations
tool for finding whether a surface is level
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See also
- Wikipedia article on newsgroup posting style
Verb
level (third-person singular simple present levels, present participle leveling or levelling, simple past and past participle leveled or levelled)
- To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground of possible.
- You can level the table by turning the pads that screw into the feet.
- To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
- The hurricane leveled the forest.
- (gaming) To progress to the next level.
- I levelled after defeating the dragon.
- To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).
- He levelled an accusation of fraud.
- (nonstandard, rare) To levy.
- 2007, Mary Jacoby, EU investigators endorse charges against Intel, Wall Street Journal Europe (17 Jan 07, p. 32, col 5),
- Ultimately, Ms. Kroes [European Union Antitrust Commissioner] could level a fine and order Intel to change its business practices.
- 2007, Mary Jacoby, EU investigators endorse charges against Intel, Wall Street Journal Europe (17 Jan 07, p. 32, col 5),
Derived terms
- level out
- level up
- level with someone
Translations
to adjust so as to make level
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External links
- level in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- level in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Look up level, Level, leveled, levelled, or levels in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Look up microlevel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Level or levels or levelling may refer to:Contents
- 1 Places
- 2 Engineering-related
- 3 Science and mathematics
- 4 Linguistics
- 5 Gaming
- 6 Music
- 7 People
- 8 Other uses
- 9 See also
Places
- Levél, Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary
- Level, Ohio, United States
- Level Valley
- Levels, West Virginia
Engineering-related
- Floor, or storey, of a building or a mine
- A device used to measure true horizontal or relative heights, frequently used in surveying and construction:
- Spirit level or bubble level
- Water level, a device that finds the horizontal across larger distances
- Laser level, illuminates a horizontal plane
- Laser line level, displays an accurately illuminated line
- Dumpy level, an optical instrument
- Reed level, an Arabic invention
- Regrading, the process of raising and/or lowering the levels of land
Science and mathematics
- Level, in applied statistics, the different treatments that are applied within a factor
- Classification levels, in Biological organisation, classrooms, churches, hospitals among others
- Level measurement, instrumentation techniques to measure height within a vessel
- Level set, a set where a function takes on a given constant value
- Energy levels, discrete amounts of energy that can be held by a quantum mechanical system or confined particle
Linguistics
- ILR scale, descriptions of abilities to communicate in a language
- Morphological leveling, the generalization of an inflection across a paradigm or between words
Gaming
- Level (video gaming), a stage of the game
- Level (role-playing games), a measurement of character development
Music
- "Level" (The Raconteurs song), the fourth single from the their debut album Broken Boy Soldiers
- Gal Level, award-winning R&B girl duo from Windhoek, Namibia
- "Levels" (Bilal song), is a song by Bilal from his album "Airtight's Revenge"
- "Levels" (Avicii song), a song by Swedish house producer and DJ Avicii
People
- Maurice Level (1875–1926), French writer
- Annick Level (born 1942), French fencer
- Level Pi (born 1965), German musician Uwe Cremer
- Léon Level (1910–1949), French professional road bicycle racer
- Tobias Levels (born 1986), German-Dutch footballer
- Calvin Levels (born 1954), American film actor
Other uses
- Level (music), similar to but more general and basic than a chord
- LeveL, a games magazine in the Czech Republic, Romania and Turkey
- Level, a games magazine in Sweden
- Level, in a hierarchy, a collection of objects with the same rank
- Level, an indication of the number of previous posts to a forum thread at which a portion of text was written
- Level Vodka, a brand of vodka
- Level playing field, a concept about fairness where all play by the same set of rules
See also
- A-Scale Sound Level
- Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level
- Leveling seat
- Levellers
- Pevensey Levels
- Somerset Levels
- Terror Alert Level
- Derived no-effect level
- GCE Ordinary Level
- LEVEL
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