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eye level en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A level at the height of one's eyes.
   • The illuminated diagram is arranged upright, at eye level, in which position it can be seen clearly from the desks of the traffic regulator and station announcer (who also commands a good view of the station platforms). 1962 June, David Walters, “The new station and layout at Coventry”, in Modern Railways, page 407:
   • Some tinfoil was sticking in a knot-hole just above my eye level, winking at me in the afternoon sun. I stood on tiptoe, hastily looked around once more, reached into the hole, and withdrew two pieces of chewing gum minus their outer wrappers. 1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:

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Translations (5)

hu szemmagasság (a level at the height of one's eyes) · nl ooghoogte (a level at the height of one's eyes) · da øjenhøjde (a level at the height of one's eyes) · sv ögonhöjd (a level at the height of one's eyes) · de Augenhöhe (a level at the height of one's eyes)