Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - level
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n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a horizontal line or plane. 2 a height or value reached, a position on a real or imaginary scale (eye level; sugar level in the blood; danger level). 3 a social, moral, or intellectual standard. 4 a plane of rank or authority (discussions at Cabinet level). 5 a an instrument giving a line parallel to the plane of the horizon for testing whether things are horizontal. b Surveying an instrument for giving a horizontal line of sight. 6 a more or less level surface. 7 a flat tract of land. --adj. 1 having a flat and even surface; not bumpy. 2 horizontal; perpendicular to the plumb-line. 3 (often foll. by with) a on the same horizontal plane as something else. b having equality with something else. c (of a spoonful etc.) with the contents flat with the brim. 4 even, uniform, equable, or well-balanced in quality, style, temper, judgement, etc. 5 (of a race) having the leading competitors close together. --v. (levelled, levelling; US leveled, leveling) 1 tr. make level, even, or uniform. 2 tr. (often foll. by to (or with) the ground, in the dust) raze or demolish. 3 tr. (also absol.) aim (a missile or gun). 4 tr. (also absol.; foll. by at, against) direct (an accusation, criticism, or satire). 5 tr. abolish (distinctions). 6 intr. (usu. foll. by with) sl. be frank or honest. 7 tr. place on the same level. 8 tr. (also absol.) Surveying ascertain differences in the height of (land). Phrases and idioms do one's level best colloq. do one's utmost; make all possible efforts. find one's level 1 reach the right social, intellectual, etc. place in relation to others. 2 (of a liquid) reach the same height in receptacles or regions which communicate with each other. level crossing Brit. a crossing of a railway and a road, or two railways, at the same level. level down bring down to a standard. levelling-screw a screw for adjusting parts of a machine etc. to an exact level. level off make or become level or smooth. level out make or become level, remove differences from. level pegging Brit. equality of scores or achievements. level up bring up to a standard. on the level colloq. adv. honestly, without deception. --adj. honest, truthful. on a level with 1 in the same horizontal plane as. 2 equal with. Derivatives levelly adv. levelness n. Etymology: ME f. OF livel ult. f. L libella dimin. of libra scales, balance
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, plumb line, from Anglo-French livel, from Vulgar Latin *libellum, alteration of Latin libella, from diminutive of libra weight, balance Date: 14th century a device for establishing a horizontal line or plane by means of a bubble in a liquid that shows adjustment to the horizontal by movement to the center of a slightly bowed glass tube, a measurement of the difference of altitude of two points by means of a ~, horizontal condition, 4. an approximately horizontal line or surface taken as an index of altitude, a practically horizontal surface or area (as of land), a position in a scale or rank (as of achievement, significance, or value) , 6. a line or surface that cuts perpendicularly all plumb lines that it meets and hence would everywhere coincide with a surface of still water, the plane of the horizon or a line in it, a horizontal passage in a mine intended for regular working and transportation, a concentration of a constituent especially of a body fluid (as blood), the magnitude of a quantity considered in relation to an arbitrary reference value, II. verb (-eled or -elled; -eling or ~ling) Date: 15th century transitive verb to make (a line or surface) horizontal ; make flat or ~ , 2. to bring to a horizontal aiming position, aim, direct , to bring to a common ~ or plane ; equalize , 4. to lay ~ with or as if with the ground ; raze, to knock down , to make (as color) even or uniform, to find the heights of different points in (a piece of land) especially with a surveyor's ~, intransitive verb to attain or come to a ~ , to aim a gun or other weapon horizontally, to bring persons or things to a ~, to deal frankly and openly, III. adjective Date: 15th century 1. having no part higher than another ; conforming to the curvature of the liquid parts of the earth's surface, parallel with the plane of the horizon ; horizontal, 2. even or unvarying in height, equal in advantage, progression, or standing, proceeding monotonously or uneventfully, d. steady, unwavering , calm, unexcited , reasonable, balanced ,...Толковый словарь английского языка
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