Dictionary

downlevel en · ADJ

Etymology

From down- + level.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) 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. 2012, David A. Aaker, Building Strong Brands:
2. (not-comparable) To, from, or at a lower level.
   • 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. 2002, Matthew Woodring Stover, Traitor, page 171:
   • 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. 1975, IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin - Volume 18, Issue 2:

Antonyms

uplevel

downlevel en · ADV

Etymology

From down- + level.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) To, from, or at a lower level.
   • Relatively young for his species—only about four hundred standard years, Jax had heard—the big gastropod had nevertheless managed to carve out a profitable niche downlevel. 2008, Michael Reaves, Jedi Twilight, page 129:
   • He strode purposely to the conduit, stepped inside, and willed himself downlevel. 2010, Steve Stanton, Reconciliation:
   • Gillie had gone downlevel to check on Izaak, brought back a short holovid of the child playing a tune he'd written for the parrots. 2005, Linnea Sinclair, An Accidental Goddess:

downlevel en · NOUN

Etymology

From down- + level.

Meanings

1. A lower level.
   • T3 must have a width-to-length ratio to achieve a downlevel very quickly. 1975, IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin - Volume 18, Issue 2, page 459:
   • Then, considering what we had been thinking about storage areas in the downlevels— " 1991, Diane Duane, Peter Morwood, Space Cops: Mindblast, page 235:
   • 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. 2005, Matthew Stover, Revenge of the Sith, page 396:

Forms

downlevel en · VERB

Etymology

From down- + level.

Meanings

1. To go to a lower level.
   • The minus “-” indicates that the high tone is downleveled in a sequence of high tones. 2011, Thomas Pechmann, Christopher Habel, Multidisciplinary Approaches to Language Production, page 127:
   • 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. 1985, John S. Rigden, Physics and the sound of music, page 278:
   • We downleveled and hit 28-Green. 2005, Linnea Sinclair, Gabriel's Ghost:

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