Leveling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of making something level. countable, uncountable

    "In the meantime, the Castilian of northern and central Spain, while retaining most of the traits of the pre-Columbian period, underwent changes and levelings, some of which were shared by the South and hence by America."

  2. 2
    the act of making equal or uniform wordnet
  3. 3
    The process of measuring levels to establish heights and altitudes. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    complete destruction of a building wordnet
  5. 5
    Ellipsis of paradigm leveling, the replacement of irregular forms by regular forms. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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  1. 6
    changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of level US, form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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demolishingdemolitionequalisationequalizationequalizationgrading

Example

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"The plane rose sharply before leveling off as it left the coast."

Related phrases

automatic leveling systemleveling effectleveling seatleveling staffparadigm levelingwear leveling

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