spirit level

spir·it lev·el

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Definitions of spirit level words

noun spirit level a device for determining true horizontal or vertical directions by the centering of a bubble in a slightly curved glass tube or tubes filled with alcohol or ether. 1
noun spirit level device for determining a horizontal 1
countable noun spirit level A spirit level is a device for testing to see if a surface is level. It consists of a plastic, wood, or metal frame containing a glass tube of liquid with an air bubble in it. 0
noun spirit level a device for setting horizontal surfaces, consisting of an accurate block of material in which a sealed slightly curved tube partially filled with liquid is set so that the air bubble rests between two marks on the tube when the block is horizontal 0
noun spirit level level (sense 1) 0

before 1760

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1760-70

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