level
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1.6
- adjective
- /ˈlɛvəl/
:
igual
- Happily, with the newer, more level playing field, we've been stomping even harder.
- a level playing field
- a level playing field
Examples
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Building effective, state-based regional and national collaborations will require a more level playing field, but even as states are moving to build capacity, the current economic crisis is undermining their efforts.
Academic text (2012) -
Tremendous resources—both financial and in-kind—will be needed to create a more level playing field.
Academic text (2001) -
As countries gradually introduce fees in the public sector, either because of a conviction that it is more socially equitable or because there is no financial alternative, the private for-profit sector finds itself on a more level playing field.
Academic text (2006) -
Left and right disagree, of course, about the various and competing merits of liberty and equality, and about whether the modern United States offers a sufficiently level playing field to permit pure freedom to fairly and effectively separate losers from winners.
Blog text (25) -
Second, they’re adopting a technology infrastructure that will help put them on a more level playing field with the multinational companies that buy their products and manufacturing services.
Academic text (1996) -
The two teams finished the match with a level score after extra time.
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After reviewing the debate, the judges declared it a level competition between the candidates.
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Her performance was level, showing no significant changes in her scores throughout the season.
Synonyms
Idioms
Compounds
16
2.8
The least money a person or family needs to buy basic things like food and a home
- UK
6
5.4
An advanced school exam taken after two years of study, usually at age 18 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
- Specialized
1
6.5
The smallest level of study that looks at individuals or small groups, not whole systems
- Specialized
1
5.5
A type of computer language that is easy for people to read and write
- Specialized
1
5.8
A price where a falling stock often stops because people start to buy it
- Specialized
1
6.5
Radioactive material from medical tests and hospital procedures that has low radiation and needs safe handling
- Specialized
1
7.8
Highly radioactive material left after nuclear fuel is used that needs safe storage for a long time
- Specialized
1
5.7
A level of safety rules and equipment in labs to prevent exposure to dangerous germs
1
3.7
A long straight tool with a small bubble that shows if a surface is flat or upright
1
4.2
A calm and sensible way of thinking in difficult or stressful situations
- Specialized
1
5.6
The measured strength of sound, light, or other waves shown in decibels
- Specialized
1
3.7
The amount of random unwanted change in a signal or data that reduces accuracy
- UK
1
4.1
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
- Specialized
Basic safety steps in laboratories for agents that do not usually cause disease in people
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
A process that prepares a hard drive so the computer can store data
- Specialized
A long tool with a bubble that masons use to check that walls and floors are flat
- Specialized
A process that prepares a disk so a computer's operating system can use it
- Specialized
A tool with a hanging string and a bubble level to check vertical or horizontal lines
- Specialized
A small telescope with a bubble level on a rotating mount that measures land height differences
How Level
Surface Forms
Etymology
Level comes from the idea of being 'even' or 'balanced' (from Latin libra 'scales'), so when scores are level they are equal and on the same standing. That's why we say the teams were level at halftime.