Level

lev′el, n. a horizontal line or surface: a surface without inequalities: proper position: usual elevation: state of equality: the line of direction: an instrument for showing the horizontal.— adj. horizontal: even, smooth: even with anything else: uniform: well-balanced, sound of judgment: in the same line or plane: equal in position or dignity.— v.t. to make horizontal: to make flat or smooth: to make equal: to take aim:— pr.p. lev′elling; pa.t. and pa.p. lev′elled. — ns. Lev′el-cro ′ing , or Grade′-cro ′ing , a place at which a common road cro es a railway at the same level; Lev′eller , one who levels or makes equal, esp. one of an ultra-republican and revolutionary sect or party which grew up in the parliamentary army in 1647, crushed by Cromwell in 1649; Lev′elling , the act of making uneven surfaces level: the proce of finding the differences in level between different points on the surface of the earth by means of a Levelling instrument , consisting of a telescope carrying a parallel and sensitive spirit-level, adjustable by means of screws; Lev′elling-rod , -staff , an instrument used in levelling, in conjunction with a levelling instrument, or with a spirit-level and a telescope.— adv. Lev′elly , evenly.— n. Lev′elne , state of being level, even, or equal.— Level down or up , to lower or raise to the same level or status; Do one's level best ( coll. ) to do one's utmost. [O. Fr. livel , liveau (Fr. niveau )—L. libella , a plummet, dim. of libra , a balance.] IMG:c268_00px_Chambers_1908_Levers.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail:Chambers_1908_Levers.png-500px-Chambers_1908_Levers.png?utm_source=en.wiki source.org _campaign=parser _content=thumbnail