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leveling

leveling

1 2.8
The act of making the ground or surface flat and even
  • noun
  • /ˈlɛvəlɪŋ/
  • US
translation icon : nivelación
  • Before installing the tiles, we ensured that the surface was prepared with thorough leveling.
  • precision leveling
  • platform leveling

Examples

  • The contractor used a laser level for accurate leveling of the new floor.

  • If variations greater than 0.02 feet were measured, additional leveling was conducted.

    Academic text (2006)

  • For me, though, it dramatically eased the leveling process and just made the old game new and much more fun.

    Blog text (16)

  • For example, I needed to put leveling feet on the bottom of a wooden cabinet and I needed a machine thread for that leveling foot to go into.

  • The developers have also added many neat little tools that help streamline the leveling process.

    Blog text (26)

  • You may have done some of this during the leveling process, but now's the time to begin hitting instances in earnest.

    Blog text (14)

  • The leveling continued until variations in the trench bottom measured no more than 0.02 feet.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The basic alignment kit includes two additional accessories, expanding measurement capabilities for setting planes, leveling, and checking squareness.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Proper leveling of the ground is essential before laying a foundation.

Synonyms

grading
vsleveling
  • Specialized
2 4.6

Making the ground smooth and slightly sloped for building or landscaping

is a general process of making surfaces smooth or gently sloping
planing
vsleveling
4.8

The act of making wood smooth and flat using a tool with a sharp blade

works broadly on ground or surfaces, not only by hand tools
planation
vsleveling
  • Specialized
9.9

A process that wears away rock or soil to make a nearly level surface

is a human process of making ground smooth rather than natural wearing away

Antonyms

rough
164 1.0

Not smooth and often harsh in sound

irregular
16 3.3

Not even or smooth in shape

How Level

grading
  • Specialized
2 4.6
leveling
  • US
1 2.8
smooth
1 5.8

Surface Forms

leveling singular
levelings plural
levellings plural
levelling singular

Morphology

leveling = level (transparent) = level + ing

A straightforward nominalization of the verb 'level' referring to the process of making a surface even.

Etymology

Leveling comes from an old word for level meaning 'flat' or 'even', the same idea used for tools that check a straight line. So in building and gardening leveling means making the ground smooth and horizontal so everything sits at the same height.