- Level
- Level Lev"el (l[e^]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.
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Ample spaces o'er the smooth And level pavement. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
2. Coinciding or parallel with the plane of the horizon; horizontal; as, the telescope is now level. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
Young boys and girls Are level now with men; the odds is gone. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Everything lies level to our wish. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
4. Straightforward; direct; clear; open. [1913 Webster]
A very plain and level account. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
5. Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial; as, a level head; a level understanding. [Colloq.] `` A level consideration.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]
6. (Phonetics) Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection. --H. Sweet. [1913 Webster]
{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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
