level
- noun
- /ˈlɛvəl/
- The living room is located on the level above the kitchen.
- lower level
Examples
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Population: Articles were coded according to the student grade level on which the article focused.
Academic text (2011) -
It's on Level 1, by the gas pumps.
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We have a career opportunity in level seven.
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It's in employee parking, level three.
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Head to the lower level.
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All right, we're at level C, hallway five.
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We secured the doors on the upper levels.
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So now I'm outside on the upper level of the porch.
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In the New Orleans case study, school-level factors played a more significant role.
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Most of the Oregon coast is level, with easy access to the water's frolicking edge.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
Idioms
Compounds
The least money a person or family needs to buy basic things like food and a home
- UK
An advanced school exam taken after two years of study, usually at age 18 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
- Specialized
The smallest level of study that looks at individuals or small groups, not whole systems
- Specialized
A type of computer language that is easy for people to read and write
- Specialized
A price where a falling stock often stops because people start to buy it
- Specialized
Radioactive material from medical tests and hospital procedures that has low radiation and needs safe handling
- Specialized
Highly radioactive material left after nuclear fuel is used that needs safe storage for a long time
- Specialized
A level of safety rules and equipment in labs to prevent exposure to dangerous germs
A long straight tool with a small bubble that shows if a surface is flat or upright
A calm and sensible way of thinking in difficult or stressful situations
- Specialized
The measured strength of sound, light, or other waves shown in decibels
- Specialized
The amount of random unwanted change in a signal or data that reduces accuracy
- UK
A tool with a closed tube and a bubble to check if surfaces like a shelf are flat or upright
A brain scan that shows brain activity by measuring changes in blood oxygen
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Basic safety steps in laboratories for agents that do not usually cause disease in people
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A set of lab rules and steps for working with germs that can cause disease but do not spread easily
- Specialized
A set of safety rules for labs that work with germs spread through the air and causing serious disease
- Specialized
The highest safety level for labs that handle very dangerous germs that cause deadly disease and have no vaccine
A place where a road and train tracks cross at the same level with barriers that close for trains
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A process that prepares a hard drive so the computer can store data
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A long tool with a bubble that masons use to check that walls and floors are flat
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A process that prepares a disk so a computer's operating system can use it
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A tool with a hanging string and a bubble level to check vertical or horizontal lines
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A small telescope with a bubble level on a rotating mount that measures land height differences
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Level comes from Latin libra 'scales' and old French words for 'even' or 'flat'. That's why a level can mean a floor or a flat horizontal surface — each floor is a layer at the same height.