Definition of Level off

1. Verb. Become level or even. "The ground levelled off"

Exact synonyms: Level
Generic synonyms: Change Surface
Derivative terms: Level

Definition of Level off

1. Verb. (intransitive idiomatic) to get to a stable level, to cease oscillating ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Level Off

levees
leveful
level
level(p)
level-coil
level-headed
level-headedness
level-triggered
level best
level cap
level caps
level crossing
level headed
level junction
level of aspiration
level off (current term)
level pegging
level playing field
level set
level staff
level up
leveled
leveled up
leveler
levelers
levelest
levelheaded
levelheadedness
leveling
leveling up

Literary usage of Level off

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal by Detroit (Mich.). City Council, World Energy Council, South Carolina Colony Council (1876)
"DIRECTING BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS то— Page. fill up and level off lots corner Fourteenth and Lafayette avenue 154 fill up and level off lots Nos. ..."

2. Annual Report on the Mines by Nova Scotia Public Works and Mines Dept (1905)
"No 3 south level off south motor headway ..600 " " " 1200ft. No. 3 north level off north motor head way. ..."

3. Basic Helicopter Handbook by Diane Publishing Company (1995)
"To level off from a climb, start adjusting attitude to the level flight attitude a few feet prior to reaching the desired altitude. ..."

4. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Wash the first layer, level off the top of the adsorbent with separatory funnel with the second 80-milli- a flat glass rod or metal plunger by pressing ..."

5. Addresses and Proceedings by National Education Association of the United States, National Teachers' Association (U.S.)., American Normal School Association, Central College Association (1889)
"level off the plateaus of Asia and you have leveled off the conditions that led up to Homer and to . ..."

6. Rural Education: A Complete Course of Study for Modern Rural Schools by Andrew Ezra Pickard (1915)
"If you wish to measure a spoonful of flour, dip a spoon into the flour and level off with the back of a case knife. Starting at the handle, push the surplus ..."

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