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1. A part of a structure that is at a specified height: "William and his family were in the restaurant at the top level of the building."
2. A land area of uniform elevation: "The pictures were hung on the wall at eye level."
3. Etymology: The Latin word for a "balance" or "scales" was libra. English took it as The zodiacal sign and it lies behind many terms for units of measurement, including litre, or liter and the abbreviation lb or £ for British currency known as the "pound".
2. A land area of uniform elevation: "The pictures were hung on the wall at eye level."
3. Etymology: The Latin word for a "balance" or "scales" was libra. English took it as The zodiacal sign and it lies behind many terms for units of measurement, including litre, or liter and the abbreviation lb or £ for British currency known as the "pound".
Its diminutive form was libella, which denoted an "instrument for checking horizontally" and hence a "horizontal line".
It passed into Old French as livel; which in modern French has become niveau, "level", and it entered English as level.
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libra-, liber-, libri-
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1. To knock down with or as if with a blow, to make something flat: "The earthquake leveled the town."
2. To render people or things equal; to equalize: "The mayor wants to level the opportunities for smaller companies to compete against the big companies in the city."
3. To direct something against a person or group: "Several complaints have been leveled against the government for not responding to the economic crisis that is causing so many people to lose their jobs."
4. To speak honestly to someone: "Rebecca's co-worker never leveled with her about backing his car into her vehicle in the parking lot."
2. To render people or things equal; to equalize: "The mayor wants to level the opportunities for smaller companies to compete against the big companies in the city."
3. To direct something against a person or group: "Several complaints have been leveled against the government for not responding to the economic crisis that is causing so many people to lose their jobs."
4. To speak honestly to someone: "Rebecca's co-worker never leveled with her about backing his car into her vehicle in the parking lot."
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libra-, liber-, libri-
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level (adjective); leveler, more level; levelest, most level
1. Having a flat, horizontal, or smooth surface: "The campers set up their tents on level ground."
"The recipe indicated that there should be a level tablespoon of sugar which fills the spoon exactly without going any higher than the edges."
2. Descriptive of being without irregularities, roughness, or indentations: "The carpenter made the floor as smooth and level as possible."
3. Steady and calm: "The teacher spoke to her students in a level voice when she told them that everyone had passed the test."
"Brian's brother tried his level best to win the race."
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libra-, liber-, libri-
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level, level, level
level (LEV uhl) (noun)
1. A position at a specific height: Sean decided to hang the pictures just above eye level in the studio.
2. A part of a building which is at a specified height: Reservations were made so Nathan and Josie could have good seats in the upper level of the theater.
3. A process of thinking about, talking about, or dealing with something: Philip thought that the politician's position was acceptable on an emotional level, but not on a practical level.
2. A part of a building which is at a specified height: Reservations were made so Nathan and Josie could have good seats in the upper level of the theater.
3. A process of thinking about, talking about, or dealing with something: Philip thought that the politician's position was acceptable on an emotional level, but not on a practical level.
level (LEV uhl) (adjective)
Pertaining to something which has a flat or even surface: The campers looked for a level place near the woods for their tents.
level (LEV uhl) (verb)
To direct something; such as, a criticism or a legal action against someone: The police will level a criminal charge against the shoplifter.
Dale, will you level with me? Are the pictures hanging on the right level?
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group L; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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“level”
(Greek: even, level, smooth; used in the sense of "flat" or "plane")
(Latin: flat, even, level, smooth)
(Greek: broad, wide; flat, level)
(Latin: threshold (level at which something happens), point at which something begins or changes; boundary, limit)
(Latin: sole of the foot; to tread down with the sole or the flat bottom or the underside of the foot; and by extension, to level the ground for sowing seeds)
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“level”
The uncontrollable background rackets of sounds in certain areas: For some people, there are ambient noise levels near expressways that can't always be endured or tolerated.
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ambi-, amb-, ambo-
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electron energy level
1. The quantum-mechanical representation of the energy level of an electron in an atom, which determines the orbit of the electron around the nucleus.
2. A quantum-mechanical concept for energy levels of electrons around the nucleus.
2. A quantum-mechanical concept for energy levels of electrons around the nucleus.
Electron energies are functions of each particular atomic species.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
(page 49)
-tron, -tronic, -tronics +
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gamma-ray level indicator
A level indicator in which the rising level of the liquid or other material reduces the amount of radiation passing from a gamma-ray source through the container to a Geiger counter or other radiation detector.
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gamma; Γ, γ +
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plumb level (s), plumb levels (pl); plumb rule (s), plumb rules (pl) (noun forms)
A level made up of a piece of hardwood or metal fitted with curved glass vials which are oriented horizontally and vertically in order to the frame.
The vials are filled with liquid, and an air bubble is left to aid in the determination of the horizontal plane and highest vertical point.
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plumb-, plumbo-, plumbi- +
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power level
The amount of RF energy radiated from a reader or an active tag.
The higher the power output, the longer the read range, but most governments regulate power levels to avoid interference with other devices.
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): Definitions
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“level”
conduction band or conduction level
An energy band in a semiconductor in which electrons can move freely in a solid, producing a net transport of charge.
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Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms +
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donor level
The level that donates conduction electrons to the system.
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Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms +
(page 7)
fermi level
Energy level at which the probability of finding an electron is one-half.
In a metal, the Fermi level is very near the top of the filled levels in the partially filled valence band. In a semiconductor, the Fermi level is in the band gap.
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Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms +
(page 8)
level bite, pincher bite
When the front teeth (incisors) of the upper and lower jaws meet exactly edge to edge.
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Dog or Canine Terms +
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valence level energy/valence state; bound state
Energy content of an electron in orbit about an atomic nucleus.
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Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms +
(page 23)