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LEV'EL, a. [Eng. sleek. L. libella, libra, belong to the root.] 1. Horizontal; coinciding with the plane of the horizon. To be perfectly level is to be exactly horizontal.2. Even; flat; not having one part higher than another; not ascending or descending; as a level plain or field; level ground; a level floor or pavement. In common usage, level is often applied to surfaces that are not perfectly horizontal, but which have no inequalities of magnitude.3. Even with any thing else; of the same height; on the same line or plane.4. Equal in rank or degree; having no degree of superiority.Be level in preferments, and you will soon be level in your learning.LEV'EL, v.t. 1. To make horizontal.2. To make even; to reduce or remove inequalities of surface in any thing; as, to level a road or walk.3. To reduce or bring to the same height with something else.And their proud structures level with the ground.4. To lay flat; to reduce to an even surface or plain.he levels mountains, and he raises plains.5. To reduce to equality of condition, state or degree; as, to level all ranks and degrees of men.6. To point, in taking aim; to elevate or depress so as to direct a missile weapon to an object; to aim; as, to level a cannon or musket.7. To aim; to direct; as severe remarks leveled at the vices and follies of the age.8. To suit; to proportion; as, to level observations to the capacity of children.LEV'EL, v.i. 1. To accord; to agree; to suit. [Little used.]2. To aim at; to point a gun or an arrow to the mark.3. To aim at; to direct the view or purpose.The glory of God and the good of his church, ought to be the mark at which we level.4. To be aimed; to be in the same direction with the mark.He raised it till he level'd right.5. To aim; to make attempts.Ambitious York did level at thy crown.6. To conjecture; to attempt to guess. [Not used.]LEV'EL, n. 1. A horizontal line, or a plane; a surface without inequalities.2. Rate; standard; usual elevation; customary height; as the ordinary level of the world.3. Equal elevation with something else; a state of equality.Providence, for the most part, sets us on a level.4. The line of direction in which a missile weapon is aimed.5. An instrument in mechanics by which to find or draw a horizontal line, as in setting buildings, or in making canals and drains. The instruments for these purposes are various; as the air level, the carpenter's level, the mason's level, and the gunner's level.6. Rule; plan; scheme: borrowed from the mechanic's level.Be the fair level of thy actions laid. -
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LEV'EL, a. [Eng. sleek. L. libella, libra, belong to the root.] 1. Horizontal; coinciding with the plane of the horizon. To be perfectly level is to be exactly horizontal.2. Even; flat; not having one part higher than another; not ascending or descending; as a level plain or field; level ground; a level floor or pavement. In common usage, level is often applied to surfaces that are not perfectly horizontal, but which have no inequalities of magnitude.3. Even with any thing else; of the same height; on the same line or plane.4. Equal in rank or degree; having no degree of superiority.Be level in preferments, and you will soon be level in your learning.LEV'EL, v.t. 1. To make horizontal.2. To make even; to reduce or remove inequalities of surface in any thing; as, to level a road or walk.3. To reduce or bring to the same height with something else.And their proud structures level with the ground.4. To lay flat; to reduce to an even surface or plain.he levels mountains, and he raises plains.5. To reduce to equality of condition, state or degree; as, to level all ranks and degrees of men.6. To point, in taking aim; to elevate or depress so as to direct a missile weapon to an object; to aim; as, to level a cannon or musket.7. To aim; to direct; as severe remarks leveled at the vices and follies of the age.8. To suit; to proportion; as, to level observations to the capacity of children.LEV'EL, v.i. 1. To accord; to agree; to suit. [Little used.]2. To aim at; to point a gun or an arrow to the mark.3. To aim at; to direct the view or purpose.The glory of God and the good of his church, ought to be the mark at which we level.4. To be aimed; to be in the same direction with the mark.He raised it till he level'd right.5. To aim; to make attempts.Ambitious York did level at thy crown.6. To conjecture; to attempt to guess. [Not used.]LEV'EL, n. 1. A horizontal line, or a plane; a surface without inequalities.2. Rate; standard; usual elevation; customary height; as the ordinary level of the world.3. Equal elevation with something else; a state of equality.Providence, for the most part, sets us on a level.4. The line of direction in which a missile weapon is aimed.5. An instrument in mechanics by which to find or draw a horizontal line, as in setting buildings, or in making canals and drains. The instruments for these purposes are various; as the air level, the carpenter's level, the mason's level, and the gunner's level.6. Rule; plan; scheme: borrowed from the mechanic's level.Be the fair level of thy actions laid. - | LEV'EL, a. [Sax. læfel, id; W. llyvn, smooth, even, level, sleek, slippery; llyvelu, to level, to render uniform, to devise, invent, guess; llyvnu, to make smooth. This seems to be connected with llyvu, to lick. So like, D. gelyk, G. gleich, is smooth, even, level, equal, coinciding with Eng. sleek. The L. libella, libra, belong to this root; It. livella.]- Horizontal; coinciding with the plane of the horizon. To be perfectly lord, is to be exactly horizontal.
- Even; flat; not having one part higher than another; not ascending or descending; as, a level plain or field; level ground; a level floor or pavement. In common usage, level is often applied to surfaces that are not perfectly horizontal, but which have no inequalities of magnitude.
- Even with any thing else; of the same highth; on the same line or plane.
- Equal in rank or degree; having no degree of superiority.
Be level in preferments, and you will soon be as level in your learning. – Bentley.
LEV'EL, n.- A horizontal line, or a plane; a surface without inequalities. – Hale.
- Rate; standard; usual elevation; customary highth; as, the ordinary level of the world.
- Equal elevation with something else; a state of equality.
Providence, for the must part, sets us on a level. – Spectator.
- The line of direction in which a missile weapon is aimed.
- An instrument in mechanics by which to find or draw horizontal line, as in setting buildings, or in making canals and drains. The instruments for these purposes are various; as the air level, the carpenter's level, the mason's level and the gunner's level.
- Rule; plan; scheme; borrowed from the mechanical level.
Be the fair level of thy actions laid. – Prior.
LEV'EL, v.i.- To accord; to agree; to suit. [Little used.] Shak.
- To aim at; to point a gun or an arrow to the mark.
- To aim at; to direct the view or purpose.
The glory of God and the good of his church, ought to be the mark at which we level. – Hooker.
- To be aimed; to be in the same direction with the mark.
He raised it till he level'd right. – Butler.
- To aim; to make attempts.
Ambitious York did level at thy crown. – Shak.
- To conjecture; to attempt to guess. [Not used.] – Shak.
LEV'EL, v.t.- To make horizontal.
- To make even; to reduce or remove inequalities of surface in any thing; as, to level a road or walk.
- To reduce or bring to the same highth with something else.
And their proud structures level with the ground. – Sandys.
- To lay flat; to reduce to an even surface or plane.
He levels mountains, and he raises plains. – Dryden.
- To reduce to equality of condition, state or degree; as, to level all ranks and degrees of men.
- To point, in taking aim; to elevate or depress so as to direct a missile weapon to an object; to aim; as, to level a cannon or musket.
- To aim; to direct; as, severe remarks leveled at the vices and follies of the age.
- To suit; to proportion; as, to level observations to the capacity of children.
| Lev"el
- A line
or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is
perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the
surface of still water; -- this is the true level, and is a
curve or surface in which all points are equally distant from the
center of the earth, or rather would be so if the earth were an exact
sphere.
- 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.
- To make level] to make
horizontal; to bring to the condition of a level line or surface;
hence, to make flat or even; as, to level a road, a walk, or a
garden.
- To be level; to be on a level with, or on an equality with,
something; hence, to accord; to agree; to suit.
- A horizontal line or plane; that is, a
straight line or a plane which is tangent to a true level at a given
point and hence parallel to the horizon at that point; -- this is the
apparent level at the given point.
- Coinciding or parallel with the plane of
the horizon; horizontal; as, the telescope is now
level.
- To bring to a lower level; to overthrow;
to topple down; to reduce to a flat surface; to lower.
- To aim a gun, spear, etc., horizontally;
hence, to aim or point a weapon in direct line with the mark; fig.,
to direct the eye, mind, or effort, directly to an object.
- An approximately horizontal line or
surface at a certain degree of altitude, or distance from the center
of the earth; as, to climb from the level of the coast to the
level of the plateau and then descend to the level of
the valley or of the sea.
- 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.
- To bring to a horizontal position, as a
gun; hence, to point in taking aim; to aim; to direct.
- Hence, figuratively, a certain position,
rank, standard, degree, quality, character, etc., conceived of as in
one of several planes of different elevation.
- Straightforward; direct; clear;
open.
- Figuratively, to bring to a common level
or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.;
as, to level all the ranks and conditions of men.
- A uniform or average height; a normal
plane or altitude; a condition conformable to natural law or which
will secure a level surface; as, moving fluids seek a
level.
- Well balanced; even; just; steady;
impartial; as, a level head; a level understanding.
[Colloq.]
- To adjust or adapt to a certain level; as,
to level remarks to the capacity of children.
- An instrument by which to find a horizontal line, or adjust
something with reference to a horizontal line.
- Of even tone; without
rising or falling inflection.
- A horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a
mine.
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Level LEV'EL, adjective [Eng. sleek. Latin libella, libra, belong to the root.] 1. Horizontal; coinciding with the plane of the horizon. To be perfectly level is to be exactly horizontal. 2. Even; flat; not having one part higher than another; not ascending or descending; as a level plain or field; level ground; a level floor or pavement. In common usage, level is often applied to surfaces that are not perfectly horizontal, but which have no inequalities of magnitude. 3. Even with any thing else; of the same height; on the same line or plane. 4. Equal in rank or degree; having no degree of superiority. Be level in preferments, and you will soon be level in your learning. LEV'EL, verb transitive 1. To make horizontal. 2. To make even; to reduce or remove inequalities of surface in any thing; as, to level a road or walk. 3. To reduce or bring to the same height with something else. And their proud structures level with the ground. 4. To lay flat; to reduce to an even surface or plain. he levels mountains, and he raises plains. 5. To reduce to equality of condition, state or degree; as, to level all ranks and degrees of men. 6. To point, in taking aim; to elevate or depress so as to direct a missile weapon to an object; to aim; as, to level a cannon or musket. 7. To aim; to direct; as severe remarks leveled at the vices and follies of the age. 8. To suit; to proportion; as, to level observations to the capacity of children. LEV'EL, verb intransitive 1. To accord; to agree; to suit. [Little used.] 2. To aim at; to point a gun or an arrow to the mark. 3. To aim at; to direct the view or purpose. The glory of God and the good of his church, ought to be the mark at which we level 4. To be aimed; to be in the same direction with the mark. He raised it till he level'd right. 5. To aim; to make attempts. Ambitious York did level at thy crown. 6. To conjecture; to attempt to guess. [Not used.] LEV'EL, noun 1. A horizontal line, or a plane; a surface without inequalities. 2. Rate; standard; usual elevation; customary height; as the ordinary level of the world. 3. Equal elevation with something else; a state of equality. Providence, for the most part, sets us on a level 4. The line of direction in which a missile weapon is aimed. 5. An instrument in mechanics by which to find or draw a horizontal line, as in setting buildings, or in making canals and drains. The instruments for these purposes are various; as the air level the carpenter's level the mason's level and the gunner's level 6. Rule; plan; scheme: borrowed from the mechanic's level Be the fair level of thy actions laid. -
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