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leveys — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beam noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
  • face noun The front of the head, including the eyes, nose, and mouth.
  • fly noun A small flying insect, especially the common housefly.
  • latitude noun The angular distance of a place north or south of the equator.
  • set verb To put something in a particular place or position.
  • wideness noun The state or quality of being wide.
  • width noun The measurement or extent of something from side to side.

Senses

leveys is used for these senses in English:

  • beam (nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).
  • face (mechanics) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
  • fly The horizontal length of a flag.
  • latitude (geography, astronomy, countable) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
  • set (printing, dated) The width of the body of a type.
  • width The state of being wide.
  • width The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.

beam — full definition

  1. noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
  2. noun A ray or narrow stream of light.
  3. noun A wide, happy smile.
  4. verb To smile broadly and happily.
  5. verb To send out light, or to transmit signals or data wirelessly.

face — full definition

  1. noun The front of the head, including the eyes, nose, and mouth.
  2. noun One's reputation, dignity, or standing in the eyes of others.
  3. noun The front or outer surface of an object, such as a clock, cliff, or building.
  4. verb To have the front pointed toward something, or to be positioned opposite it.
  5. verb To confront or deal with a difficult situation, person, or fact.

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