level surface

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level surface - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Level \Lev"el\ (l[e^]v"[e^]l), a.
     1. 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.
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              Ample spaces o'er the smooth
              And level pavement.                   --Milton.
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     2. Coinciding or parallel with the plane of the horizon;
        horizontal; as, the telescope is now level.
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     3. 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.
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              Young boys and girls
              Are level now with men; the odds is gone. --Shak.
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              Everything lies level to our wish.    --Shak.
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     4. Straightforward; direct; clear; open.
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              A very plain and level account.       --M. Arnold.
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     5. Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial; as, a level
        head; a level understanding. [Colloq.] " A level
        consideration." --Shak.
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     6. (Phonetics) Of even tone; without rising or falling
        inflection. --H. Sweet.
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     Level line (Shipbuilding), the outline of a section which
        is horizontal crosswise, and parallel with the rabbet of
        the keel lengthwise.
  
     Level surface (Physics), an equipotential surface at right
        angles at every point to the lines of force.
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