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  • 31level — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a horizontal line or plane. 2 a height or value reached, a position on a real or imaginary scale (eye level; sugar level in the blood; danger level). 3 a social, moral, or intellectual standard. 4 a plane of rank or authority… …

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  • 32level — 1. adjective 1) a smooth and level surface Syn: flat, smooth, even, uniform, plane, flush, plumb Ant: uneven, bumpy 2) he kept his voice level Syn …

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  • 33plumb — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. perpendicular, vertical, erect; straight, true. adv., informal, downright, utterly. See completion. v. t. sound, fathom. See depth. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. erect, straight, perpendicular; see… …

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  • 34carpenter's level — noun a straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it • Hypernyms: ↑bar • Hyponyms: ↑plumb level • Part Meronyms: ↑level, ↑spirit level * * * noun 1 …

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  • 35Pendulum level — Pendulum Pen du*lum, n.; pl. {Pendulums}. [NL., fr. L. pendulus hanging, swinging. See {Pendulous}.] A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the… …

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  • 36pendulum level — noun : plumb level …

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  • 37Spirit level — A spirit level or bubble level is an instrument designed to indicate whether a surface is level or plumb. Different types of spirit levels are used by carpenters, stone masons, bricklayers, other building trades workers, surveyors, millwrights… …

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  • 38Laser line level — A laser line level is a tool combining a spirit level and/or plumb bob with a laser to display an accurately horizontal or vertical illuminated line on a surface the laser line level is laid against.Laser line levels are used wherever accurate… …

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  • 39true level — an imaginary surface everywhere perpendicular to the plumb line, or line of gravity. * * * true level, an imaginary line or plane perpendicular at all points to the plumb line …

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  • 40Application-level gateway — In the context of computer networking, an application level gateway [RFC 2663 ALG: official definition (refer section 2.9)] (also known as ALG or application layer gateway) consists of a security component that augments a firewall or NAT employed …

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