spirit leveln.

Brit.

/ˈspɪrɪt ˌlɛvl/, U.S.

/ˈspɪrᵻt ˌlɛvəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spirit n., level n.

Etymology: < spirit n. + level n.

An instrument or device consisting of a sealed transparent tube filled with alcohol or other liquid and containing an air bubble whose position shows whether the device is horizontal.The tube has a slight curvature or swelling to provide a high point at which the bubble rests when the device is exactly horizontal. If the device is not horizontal, the bubble is displaced in position by a distance dependent on the degree of inclination.rare in North American use.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for marking out work > [noun] > level

level1340

water level1563

leveller1693

spirit level1718

pendulum level1728

bubble level1814

Y level1845

striding level1878

1718 J. Crathorne Longitude Demonstrated 23 It was an ingenious Thought of John Ward, to have a Spirit Level to find the Horizon.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §97 It could be brought justly horizontal by means of a pocket Spirit-Level being placed upon it.

1881 F. Young Every Man his own Mechanic §282. 111 In bringing horizontal bars, shelves, etc., to a true level the spirit level must be used.

1923 Humorist 17 Nov. 402/1 We tried it with the spirit level and I watched the little globule with fascinated wonder as it raced from side to side.

1997 C. Carson Star Factory (1998) 126 They [sc. bricklayers] deployed masonic tools of plumb-line, try-square and spirit-level, setting up taut parallels of pegs and string.

2017 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 28 Nov. (Money section) Using your spirit level, mark the top of the rim of your water butt against the downpipe.

Derivatives

ˈspirit ˌlevelling n. the use of a spirit level to determine whether something is horizontal or establish a horizontal line.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for marking out work > [noun] > level > use of

spirit levelling1821

1821 J. Farey Let. 9 Mar. in Philos. Mag. 57 235 I sincerely hope..that other gentlemen resident on the different Coasts of our Island will imitate their praiseworthy example; carefully connecting their place of observation, by a Spirit Levelling.

1860 G. B. Airy Let. 3 Dec. in M. Faraday Corr. (2011) VI. 38 A spar on which were marks adjusted by Spirit-levelling.

1911 R. B. Marshall in Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 463 (heading) Results of spirit leveling in Arizona.

2011 Sunday Times (Ireland ed.) (Nexis) 27 Nov. Tape measures have gone high-tech—a Bosch PMB 300 L digital laser tape measure combines three functions: laser line alignment, spirit levelling and digital measuring.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spirit level
释义	spirit leveln. Brit. /ˈspɪrɪt ˌlɛvl/, U.S. /ˈspɪrᵻt ˌlɛvəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spirit n., level n. Etymology: < spirit n. + level n. An instrument or device consisting of a sealed transparent tube filled with alcohol or other liquid and containing an air bubble whose position shows whether the device is horizontal.The tube has a slight curvature or swelling to provide a high point at which the bubble rests when the device is exactly horizontal. If the device is not horizontal, the bubble is displaced in position by a distance dependent on the degree of inclination.rare in North American use. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for marking out work > [noun] > level level1340 water level1563 leveller1693 spirit level1718 pendulum level1728 bubble level1814 Y level1845 striding level1878 1718 J. Crathorne Longitude Demonstrated 23 It was an ingenious Thought of John Ward, to have a Spirit Level to find the Horizon. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §97 It could be brought justly horizontal by means of a pocket Spirit-Level being placed upon it. 1881 F. Young Every Man his own Mechanic §282. 111 In bringing horizontal bars, shelves, etc., to a true level the spirit level must be used. 1923 Humorist 17 Nov. 402/1 We tried it with the spirit level and I watched the little globule with fascinated wonder as it raced from side to side. 1997 C. Carson Star Factory (1998) 126 They [sc. bricklayers] deployed masonic tools of plumb-line, try-square and spirit-level, setting up taut parallels of pegs and string. 2017 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 28 Nov. (Money section) Using your spirit level, mark the top of the rim of your water butt against the downpipe. Derivatives ˈspirit ˌlevelling n. the use of a spirit level to determine whether something is horizontal or establish a horizontal line. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for marking out work > [noun] > level > use of spirit levelling1821 1821 J. Farey Let. 9 Mar. in Philos. Mag. 57 235 I sincerely hope..that other gentlemen resident on the different Coasts of our Island will imitate their praiseworthy example; carefully connecting their place of observation, by a Spirit Levelling. 1860 G. B. Airy Let. 3 Dec. in M. Faraday Corr. (2011) VI. 38 A spar on which were marks adjusted by Spirit-levelling. 1911 R. B. Marshall in Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 463 (heading) Results of spirit leveling in Arizona. 2011 Sunday Times (Ireland ed.) (Nexis) 27 Nov. Tape measures have gone high-tech—a Bosch PMB 300 L digital laser tape measure combines three functions: laser line alignment, spirit levelling and digital measuring. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1718
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