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1. The phrase at— level is well established and has a useful role to play:

No work is at present supported at international level on oil seeds such as sunflower, safflower and rapeseed—Nature, 1974

The Treasury took the lead in setting up official inter-departmental committees, some at permanent-secretary level—Harold Wilson, 1976

If you are looking for a vice-chancellor, ideally you want to appoint a candidate who knows how the system works at national level—Times Higher Educational Supplement, 2006

2. Level playing field is a vogue use that arose in the 1980s and 1990s referring to a sphere of activity in which no particular side has the advantage. It has rapidly achieved the status of cliché, and the verbal plays are already proliferating among journalists with column-inches to fill:

That is not a level playing field. It is not even just a home-field advantage. It is like asking their competitors to play ball in a swamp—Washington Journalism Review, 1990

One of several suggestions was that BSkyB might be broken up to level the playing field—Business & Money, 2007

3. For the verb, the inflected forms are levelled, levelling in British English and leveled, leveling in American English.

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1. In significance testing, the designated probability for rejection of the null hypothesis — the significance level (e.g. 5%).2. In experimental design, the category of a treatment (typically, in a 2ⁿ factorial experiment, reference is made to upper and lower levels of a treatment).

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Uniformity.
See also commercial health insurance, level commission , level premium insurance, level term insurance.

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noun

One of the units in a course, as on an ascending or descending scale: degree, grade, peg, point, rung, stage, step. Informal notch. See big/small/amount.

adjective

1. Having no irregularities, roughness, or indentations: even¹, flat, flush, planar, plane¹, smooth, straight. See smooth/rough.
2. On the same plane or line: even¹, flush. See same/different/compare.

verb

1. To make even, smooth, or level: even¹, flat, flatten, plane², smooth, straighten. See smooth/rough.
2. To pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible: demolish, destroy, dismantle, dynamite, knock down, pull down, pulverize, raze, tear down, wreck. Aerospace destruct. See help/harm/harmless.
3. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow: bring down, cut down, down, drop, fell¹, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, prostrate, strike down, throw. Slang deck¹. Idioms: lay low. See rise/fall.
4. To make equal: equalize, equate, even¹, square. See same/different/compare.
5. To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something: aim, cast, direct, head, point, set¹, train, turn, zero in. Military lay¹. See seek/avoid.

Idioms beginning with level:
level best
level off
level with someone

See also do one's (level) best; on the level.

adj

Definition: smooth, balanced; even
Antonyms: ragged, shaky, unequal, uneven, unsteady

v

Definition: aim, direct
Antonyms: point away, turn

v

Definition: be honest
Antonyms: deceive, lie

v

Definition: destroy, demolish
Antonyms: build, construct, raise

v

Definition: make even
Antonyms: jag, rough up

In Geographic Information Systems, a set of digital map information, such as topography, roads, or buildings, which can be accessed and displayed separately, or in combination with other levels.

1. A surveying instrument for measuring heights with respect to an established horizontal line of sight; consists of a telescope and attached spirit level, a rotatable mounting, and a tripod. Also see wye level and dumpy level.
2. The position of a line or plane when parallel to the surface of still water.
3. See spirit level.
4. Of an acoustical quantity, 10 times the logarithm (base 10) of the ratio of the quantity to a reference quantity of the same physical kind.

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i. A generic term relating to vertical position of an aircraft in flight and meaning variously, height, altitude, or a flight level (ICAO).



ii. To bring an aircraft into a horizontal line of flight, such as in to level off or level out.

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verb intr.
verb intr., orig US

To be frank or honest; usu. followed by with. (1920 —) .
L. Deighton I'd better level with you, son.... From now on, control is through me (1974).

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Different flavorings components have different threshold levels and different vapor pressure characteristics. Therefore, finding the appropriate level of use for a flavor is critical. Furthermore, due to effects of the base on flavor perception, changes in the base can greatly affect a formulation's overall balance. This is why it is important to either obtain the food base or be able to simulate the base effectively to assure the flavor created will work in that system. Also, in order for the flavor to be evaluated properly, it must be subjected to as close to the conditions as it will be subjected to in the processing plant. Storage and shipping conditions should also be considered. See Product Development, Food Technology, Culinary Arts.

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(lev'əl)
v

To reduce the curve of Spee by intrusion and/or extrusion of the teeth in an arch.

For a list of words related to leveling, see:

• Mental States, Processes, and Behavior - leveling: forgetting; failing to perceive adequate detail

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Common misspelling(s) of level

• levle

Dansk (Danish)
n. - plan, niveau, højde, stade, trin, plan flade, vandret strækning, vaterpas, nivellerinstrument, lydstyrke, volumen
adj. - jævn, plan, flad, vandret, strøget, jævnbyrdig, lige, sindig, nøgtern
v. tr. - gøre plan, planere, udjævne, nivellere, gøre lige, bringe i vater
v. intr. - sigte, tale lige ud af posen
adv. - jævnt, fladt, plant, vandret

idioms:

• a level playing field    fair situation
• do one's level best    gøre sit bedste
• find its level    finde sin plads
• find one's level    finde sin rette plads, finde de mennesker man passer sammen med
• level crossing    jernbaneoverskæring, niveauoverskæring
• level down    sænke til et lavere niveau
• level off    planere, udjævne, flade ud, lægge an til landing
• level out    udjævne
• level pegging    være jævnbyrdige
• level up    hæve, hæve op på et højere niveau
• on a level with    i plan med, i niveau med, på højde med, jævnbyrdig med
• on the level    ærligt

Nederlands (Dutch)
peil, niveau, verdieping (gebouw), laag, hoogte, horizontaal vlak, (water) pas, hoogteverschilmeter, horizontale lijn, nivelleren, gelijk maken, planeren, kritiek leveren op, openhartig spreken, op gelijk niveau plaatsen, hoogteverschillen meten, met de grond gelijk maken, wapen aanleggen, vlak, horizontaal, gelijkmatig

Français (French)
n. - niveau, (École, Univ) niveau, (fig) niveau, à la hauteur de, degré de, taux, montant, échelon, (fig) plan, (fig) qualité, (Tech) niveau (à lunette), (Géog) plaine (npl)
adj. - droit, plan, horizontal, plat, nivelé, sans dénivellation, (Culin) ras, à la même hauteur, au même niveau, (fig) à égalité, stable, (fig) égal
v. tr. - raser (le sol), braquer (une arme), lancer (une accusation), adresser (une critique), mettre à terre (un opposant)
v. intr. - égaliser, raser, braquer (une arme), parler franchement à qn
adv. - (Aviat) (voler) en paliers

idioms:

• a level playing field    à chances égales
• do one's level best    faire tout son possible, faire de son mieux
• find its level    trouver son niveau
• find one's level    trouver son niveau
• level crossing    passage à niveau
• level down    (Pol) niveler au plus bas
• level off    égaliser, niveler, aplanir (qch), s'arrêter à un certain niveau, se stabiliser, voler en paliers
• level out    égaliser, s'équilibrer, (Aviat) attaquer le palier
• level pegging    être à égalité
• level up    (Pol) accroître le niveau moyen
• on a level with    au niveau ou à la hauteur de (qch), (être) au niveau de qn, (être) sur un pied d'égalité (avec qn)
• on the level    sur un terrain plat, honnête, faire confiance à, égal

Deutsch (German)
v. - ebnen, planieren, richten, dem Erdboden gleichmachen, aufheben, nivellieren, erheben
n. - Höhe, Niveau, Ebene, Wasserwaage, Nivellierinstrument, Sohle
adj. - eben, waagerecht, ausgeglichen
adv. - gerade, direkt, auf gleicher Höhe, ruhig

idioms:

• a level playing field    faire Situation, die allen die gleichen Chancen bietet
• do one's level best    sein möglichstes tun
• find its level    seinen Platz finden
• find one's level    der Platz einnehmen, der einem zukommt
• level crossing    Bahnübergang
• level down    herabsetzen
• level off    glatt machen, einebnen
• level out    einebnen, sich ausgleichen
• level pegging    Gleichheit von Ergebnissen
• level up    anheben
• on a level with    auf gleicher Höhe mit, auf dem gleichen Niveau
• on the level    ehrlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ισοπεδώνω, οριζοντιώνω/-ομαι, εξισώνω, στρέφω, κατευθύνω
n. - επίπεδο, αλφάδι, στάθμη, χωροβάτης, επιφάνεια, (μτφ.) έκταση, κλίμακα, "επίπεδο", βαθμίδα
adj. - επίπεδος, ισάξιος, οριζόντιος

idioms:

• a level playing field    χώρος ίσων ευκαιριών
• do one's level best    κάνω ό, τι καλύτερο μπορώ, καταβάλλω κάθε δυνατή προσπάθεια
• find its level    βρίσκει το επίπεδό του
• find one's level    βρίσκω το επίπεδό μου
• level crossing    ισόπεδη διάβαση
• level down    ισοπεδώνω
• level off    οριζοντιώνω/-ομαι, εξομαλύνω/-ομαι, σταματώ
• level out    ισοσταθμίζω/-ομαι
• level pegging    ισοπαλία σε αγώνισμα δρόμου
• level up    ισοπεδώνω (έδαφος κ.λπ.)
• on a level with    στο ίδιο επίπεδο/ύψος με
• on the level    επίπεδος, στο αλφάδι, ντόμπρος, ξηγημένος, ντόμπρα, τίμια

Italiano (Italian)
spianare, livello, livella, piano

idioms:

• a level playing field    spianata sportiva
• do one's level best    fare il possibile
• find its level    inserirsi
• find one's level    insersirsi nel livello sociale adeguato
• level crossing    passaggio a livello
• level down    portar giù
• level off    appianare
• level out    spianare
• level pegging    parità
• level up    innalzare
• on a level with    alla pari di
• on the level    in buona fede

Português (Portuguese)
v. - nivelar
n. - nível (m)
adj. - plano

idioms:

• a level playing field    campo (m) nivelado para jogos
• do one's level best    fazer o melhor possível
• find its level    encontrar o nível
• find one's level    encontrar o nível de alguém
• level crossing    cruzamento (m) de nível
• level down    um nível abaixo
• level off    equiparar, apontar arma
• level out    nivelar
• level pegging    em uma posição semelhante
• level up    um nível acima
• on a level with    em um mesmo nível de alguma coisa
• on the level    honestamente, nivelado, ao mesmo nível, em pé de igualdade, uniforme, equilibrado

Русский (Russian)
уровень, плоскость, выравнивать, приводить в горизонтальное положение, ровный, одинаковый, горизонтальный, спокойно, ровно

idioms:

• a level playing field    равные правила игры для всех
• do one's level best    делать все возможное
• find its level    выравнивать
• find one's level    найти свое место
• level crossing    перекресток без тоннеля, переезд со шлагбаумом
• level down    понизить уровень
• level off    сровнять
• level out    выровнять, привести к одному уровню
• level pegging    сохранение равновесия
• level up    приподнять до какого-л. уровня
• on a level with    быть на одном уровне
• on the level    правдиво, честное слово!

Español (Spanish)
n. - nivel, altura, altitud, capa, estrato social, calidad, nivel de burbuja
adj. - llano, plano, raso, horizontal, a nivel, nivelado, ecuánime, uniforme
v. tr. - igualar, allanar, aplanar, nivelar, desmontar, despejar, derribar, despejar, desmontar
v. intr. - enderezarse, volar horizontalmente cerca del suelo, apuntar a
adv. - a nivel, en derechura, directamente, lisa y llanamente, ras con ras

idioms:

• a level playing field    una situación justa y equitativa
• do one's level best    hacer todo lo posible
• find its level    llegó a un nivel estable
• find one's level    encontró su lugar (social, intelectual, etc.)
• level crossing    paso a nivel
• level down    rebajar al mismo nivel, igualarse
• level off    nivelarse, estabilizarse, enderezarse
• level out    nivelarse, estabilizarse, enderezarse
• level pegging    igualada, empatada
• level up    elevar al mismo nivel
• on a level with    al nivel de, a la misma altura que, a la par
• on the level    honrado, serio, en serio

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - jämna, planera, göra vågrät, avväga, nivellera, jämna ut, utplåna, jämna till, bringa i jämnhöjd, göra likställd, avpassa, lämpa, rikta, sikta, syfta
n. - nivå, plan, vågrät yta, höjd, ståndpunkt, levnadsnivå, standard, vattenpass, avvägningsinstrument, jämn mark, slätt,
adj. - jämn, slät, plan, vågrät, på samma plan, i jämnhöjd, jämställd, likformig, jämgod, redig, klar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
水平, 标准, 水准, 同高的, 齐平的, 平坦的, 弄平, 使同等, 夷平, 变平, 拉平, 直接地, 沿水平面

idioms:

• a level playing field    公平赛场, 指各公司各国等均不享有特别优惠的竞争局面
• do one's level best    全力以赴
• find its level    找到相称的位置
• find one's level    找到合适的位置, 获得与自己才干相当的地位
• level crossing    铁路之平面岔口, 平交道口
• level down    拉平, 把...降低至同一水平
• level off    平整, 稳定, 变平
• level out    水平飞行, 消除差别
• level pegging    部分上下, 保持势均力敌
• level up    平整
• on a level with    和...相等
• on the level    诚实无欺

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 水平, 標準, 水準
adj. - 同高的, 齊平的, 平坦的
v. tr. - 弄平, 使同等, 夷平
v. intr. - 變平, 拉平
adv. - 直接地, 沿水平面

idioms:

• a level playing field    公平賽場, 指各公司各國等均不享有特別優惠的競爭局面
• do one's level best    全力以赴
• find its level    找到相稱的位置
• find one's level    找到合適的位置, 獲得與自己才幹相當的地位
• level crossing    鐵路之平面岔口, 平交道口
• level down    拉平, 把...降低至同一水平
• level off    平整, 穩定, 變平
• level out    水平飛行, 消除差別
• level pegging    部分上下, 保持勢均力敵
• level up    平整
• on a level with    和...相等
• on the level    誠實無欺

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 수평 , 평지, 동등, 표준, 수준기, 단계
adj. - 수평의, 같은 수준의, 한결 같은, 침착한, 노골적인
v. tr. - 평평하게 하다, 차별을 없애다, 맞추다, 쓰러뜨리다, 수준측량을 하다
v. intr. - 수평하게 되다, 조준하다, 사실 그대로 말하다, 수준 측량하다
adv. - 평평하게 , 동등하게, 균등하게, 침착하게, 노골적으로

idioms:

• a level playing field    평평한 들판
• do one's level best    최선을 다하다
• level down    내리다
• level off    평등하게 하다, 균일하게 하다
• level out    고르게 하다 , 변동하지 않다
• level up    올리다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 水平, 水平面, 高さ, 高度, 水準器, 水準, 標準, 平原, 水平坑道
adj. - 平らな, 同じ高さの, むらのない, 分別のある, 水平の, 公平な, 平調の
v. - 平らにする, 平等にする, 均一にする, 倒す, 向ける, 浴びせる, のねらいを付ける
adv. - 水平に, 真っ直ぐに, 互角に

idioms:

• a level playing field    同じ土俵で
• advanced level    上級
• do one's level best    全力を尽くす
• level crossing    平面交差
• level down    下げて均一にする
• level off    平らにする, 平均化する, 安定する, 水平飛行をする, 安定に達する
• level out    平らにする, なぐり倒す
• level pegging    同スコア
• level up    レベルアップする
• on a level with    同じ高さに, 同じ水準に
• on the level    公平な, 正直な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسطح, يجعله مسطحا أو أفقيا, يسدد أو يصوب البندقيه, يوجه تهمه, يسوي أو يمهد الأرض, يهدم أو يسوي بالأرض, يصرع أو يطرحه أرضا, يساوي بين الموت يساوي بين جميع البشر, يتكلم بصراحه ووضوح, يوجه جهده إلى (الاسم) الشاقول الأفقي, ميزان البنائيبن, مسواة المساح, مستوى, سطح, سهل, منزله أو مرتبه, درجه الإنجاز (صفه) مسطح, أفقي, منبسط, مستو, متساو في المنزله, رتيب, ثابت, هادئ أو رابط الجأش, متكافئ, رزين, رصين, صادق أو مخلص, تقسيطي مقسط متعلق بتوزيع الثمن على أقساط متساويه تدفع في أوقات محددة خلال فترة, معينه من الزمن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רמה, מפלס, משטח, שטח, דרגה, רום, גובה, פלס-מים, מפלסה, יישר, איזן, פילס, השווה ברמה, השתווה ברמה, הרס, מחק, תקן מוסרי או חברתי, דרג של סמכות‬
adj. - ‮ישר, חלק, אופקי, שווה-רמה‬
v. tr. - ‮יישר, איזן, פילס, השווה ברמה, הרס, מחק‬
v. intr. - ‮השתווה ברמה, כיוון כלי-נשק, ביקורת וכו'‬
adv. - ‮ברמה מסוימת (לא בשימוש)‬

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