spirit level
A tool employing a chamber with a colored liquid and an air bubble, used to determine…A tool employing a chamber with a colored liquid (usually alcohol, hence spirit) and an air bubble, used to determine a horizontal or vertical reference line.
» He took a spirit level from his toolbox.
Er holte eine Wasserwaage aus seinem Werkzeugkasten. — PeterR
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1 sensesA tool employing a chamber with a colored liquid (usually alcohol, hence spirit) and an air bubble, used to determine a horizontal or vertical reference line.
Wasserwaage
у́ровеньúrovenʹ, пузырько́вый у́ровеньpuzyrʹkóvyj úrovenʹ, спиртово́й у́ровеньspirtovój úrovenʹ
- indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
Examples
4 sentencesHe took a spirit level from his toolbox.
deEr holte eine Wasserwaage aus seinem Werkzeugkasten. — PeterR
He took a spirit level out of his toolbox.
deEr holte eine Wasserwaage aus seinem Werkzeugkasten. — PeterR
I used a spirit level to make sure the shelf was perfectly horizontal.
deIch habe das Regal mit einer Wasserwaage genau horizontal ausgerichtet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ziri asked Yazid if he could borrow his spirit level.
Translations
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Forms
plural: spirit levels| Singular | spirit level |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid:level
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.