downlevel

adj

Etymology

From down- + level.

  1. inherited from levelen
  2. derived from libella
  3. derived from livel
  4. inherited from level
  5. prefixed as downlevel — “down + level

Definitions

  1. Having lesser capabilities or a lower version number.

    • The downlevel Gillette Good News subbrand works in part because the rest of the razor line is positioned (and thus elevated) by the Gillette Sensor.
  2. To, from, or at a lower level.

    • Provision is made for causing the switching threshold to vary directly with changes in downlevel voltage, whereby the line is recharged independent of variations in downlevel line voltage.
    • Ever deeper, ever darker, farther and farther below even the memory of light— Jacen staggered out from a downlevel stairwell onto some forgotten catwalk, gasping.
  3. To go to a lower level.

    • This downleveling of the low-intensity signals is done electronically but in the process the noise is downleveled an equal amount, as shown in Figure 14.136.
    • We downleveled and hit 28-Green.
    • The minus “-” indicates that the high tone is downleveled in a sequence of high tones.
  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A lower level.

      • T3 must have a width-to-length ratio to achieve a downlevel very quickly.
      • Then, considering what we had been thinking about storage areas in the downlevels— "
      • This deep in Coruscant's downlevels, the sun never shone; the only illumination came from antiquated glow globes, their faded light yellow as ancient parchment, that only darkened the shadows around.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for downlevel. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA