Leveling
['lɛvəlɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Level
(n.) The act or operation of making level.
(n.) The art or operation of using a leveling instrument for finding a horizontal line, for ascertaining the differences of level between different points of the earth's surface included in a survey, for establishing grades, etc., as in finding the descent of a river, or locating a line of railroad.
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Examples
- The height of the leveling strips, plus the height of the bed, lift its surface about six inches from the foundation floor. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The rough stock-strips for the alley bed, leveling strips, return chute, post and kick-backs are sawed out of certain of the logs. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- On the leveling strips at the extreme side of where the bed is to lie, a 3 x 1-inch maple strip is laid, widest side downward, with its finished one-inch edge nearest to the gutter. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Quickly she snatched it from its hiding-place, and, leveling it full at the lioness's face, pulled the trigger. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- In beginning the construction of an alley, the mechanic lays the leveling strips on which the bed is to rest. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- After about half an hour’s rest, the hardest part of the work is begun--that of filling up the hole and leveling the ground. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Machinists make every effort to eliminate from a machine the waste due to friction, leveling and grinding to the most perfect smoothness and adjustment every part of the machine. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The eighth book deals with water and with hydraulic engineering , hot springs, mineral waters, leveling instruments, construction of aqueducts, lead and clay piping. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- When these have been carefully squared to the exact direction the alley is to run, they are fastened to the leveling strips. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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