Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [self lev-uh l]
- /sɛlf ˈlɛv əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [self lev-uh l]
- /sɛlf ˈlɛv əl/
Definitions of self-levelling word
- adjective self-levelling having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface. 1
- adjective self-levelling being in a plane parallel to the plane of the horizon; horizontal. 1
- adjective self-levelling equal, as one thing with another or two or more things with one another. 1
- adjective self-levelling even, equable, or uniform. 1
- adjective self-levelling filled to a height even with the rim of a container: a level teaspoon of salt. 1
- adjective self-levelling mentally well-balanced; sensible; rational: to keep a level head in a crisis. 1
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Origin of self-levelling
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English (noun and v.), variant of livel (noun) < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *lībellum, for Latin lībella plummet line, level, diminutive of lībra balance, scales; for formation, see castellum
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Parts of speech for Self-levelling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
self-levelling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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