leveling

The act or process of reducing an uneven surface to a level or plane.

The art or operation of ascertaining the different elevations of objects on the surface of the earth; the art or practice of finding how much any assigned point on the earth’s surface included in a survey is higher or lower than another assigned point.

The act or operation of making level.

The art or operation of using a leveling instrument for finding a horizontal line, for ascertaining the differences of level between different points of the earth’s surface included in a survey, for establishing grades, etc., as in finding the descent of a river, or locating a line of railroad.

See Surveyor’s level, under Level, n.

a graduated rod or staff used in connection with a leveling instrument for measuring differences of level between points.

Present participle of level.

changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface

complete destruction of a building

the act of making equal or uniform