water level

wa·ter lev·el

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [waw-ter, wot-er lev-uh l]
- /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈlɛv əl/
- /ˈwɔːtə(r) ˈlevl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [waw-ter, wot-er lev-uh l]
- /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈlɛv əl/

Definitions of water level words

noun water level the surface level of any body of water. 1
noun water level the level to which a vessel is immersed; water line. 1
noun water level the level reached by the surface of a body of water 0
noun water level the water line of a boat or ship 0
noun water level the surface of still water 0
noun water level the height of this 0

See all 13 definitions of water level

Information block about the term

Origin of water level

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1555-65

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Water level

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Water level

water level popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

water level usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for water level

noun water level

aquifer — In geology, an aquifer is an area of rock underneath the surface of the earth which absorbs and holds water.
mean sea level — (in the UK) the sea level used by the Ordnance Survey as a datum level, determined at Newlyn in Cornwall

All 2 Synonyms of water level