leveller

/L EH1 V AH0 L ER0/

adjective

1
The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
“This table isn't quite level; see how this marble rolls off it?”
2
At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
“We tried to hang the pictures so that the bottom of the frames were level with the dark line in the wallpaper.”
3
Unvaried in frequency.
“His pulse has been level for 12 hours.”
4
Unvaried in volume.
“His voice has been unchanged. It has been level for 12 hours.”
5
Calm.
“He kept a level gaze.”
6
In the same position or rank.
7
Straightforward; direct; clear.
8
Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial.
“a level head; a level understanding”
9
Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection; monotonic.
10
Perpendicular to a gravitational force.
“The earth's oceans remain level in relation to the pull of gravity.”

Antonyms

noun

1
A person or thing that levels.
“A soil leveller is used to prepare the field before sowing.”
2
(especially) Something that transcends people’s differences (such as social class, wealth, etc.); something that tends to eliminate advantages and disadvantages.
3
A person holding a political opinion in favor of eliminating disparities between the haves and the have nots.
4
An equaliser.

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