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Noun: spirit level  'spi-rit 'le-vul
  1. Indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centred in a tube of liquid
    "The carpenter used a spirit level to ensure the shelf was perfectly straight";
    - level

Derived forms: spirit levels

Type of: indicator

Part of: carpenter's level, surveyor's level

Encyclopedia: Spirit level