Found 1 hit - Term: level line, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
level \lev"el\ le^v"e^l, a.
1. even; flat; having no part higher than another; having, or
conforming to, the curvature which belongs to the
undisturbed liquid parts of the earth's surface; as, a
level field; level ground; the level surface of a pond or
lake.
1913 webster
ample spaces o'er the smooth
and level pavement. --milton.
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2. coinciding or parallel with the plane of the horizon;
horizontal; as, the telescope is now level.
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3. even with anything else; of the same height; on the same
line or plane; on the same footing; of equal importance;
-- followed by with, sometimes by to.
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young boys and girls
are level now with men; the odds is gone. --shak.
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everything lies level to our wish. --shak.
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4. straightforward; direct; clear; open.
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a very plain and level account. --m. arnold.
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5. well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial; as, a level
head; a level understanding. colloq. " a level
consideration." --shak.
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6. phonetics of even tone; without rising or falling
inflection. --h. sweet.
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level line shipbuilding, the outline of a section which
is horizontal crosswise, and parallel with the rabbet of
the keel lengthwise.
level surface physics, an equipotential surface at right
angles at every point to the lines of force.
1913 webster
see also:
level line level surface
Results 1 - 4 of 4 found about level line: Bar Line
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Bar Line, definition of term: Bar Line
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Air Line, definition of term: Air Line
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Agate Line, definition of term: Agate Line
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Aclinic Line, definition of term: Aclinic Line
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