level line

American  

noun

1. contour line.

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Etymology

Origin of level line

First recorded in 1660–70

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Example Sentences

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level line

Thomas said all seats have an indicator: It might be a level line or a level bubble on the carrier itself or on the carrier base.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2022

Place the top tile edge on the level line and press the tile into place, peeling off the remaining backing as you go.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2022

When morning came, I again surveyed the horizon, but could see no object along its level line.

From The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid

But in a, the curve is a portion of a circle, meeting a level line: in b it is an infinite line, getting less and less steep as it ascends.

From Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) by John Ruskin

Living in the open air and on the ground, the lop-sided beam of the balance slowly rises to the level line; and the over-sensibilities and insensibilities even themselves out.

From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by William James

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