levelness
levelness — noun
1. the condition of a surface when every part sits at the same height, with no slop
the condition of a surface when every part sits at the same height, with no slope, bumps, or dips
Eshe checked the levelness of the workbench before starting to assemble the chair.
check + levelness + before [gerund phrase]
Quan used a long spirit level to test the levelness of the new garden wall.
test the levelness of [structure] with [tool]
Sven adjusted the feet of the washing machine until its levelness was perfect.
Esteban noticed that the levelness of the old wooden floor had changed over time.
The levelness of a pool table affects how accurately the balls roll.
- flatness
more common in everyday speech; less technical than levelness
- evenness
emphasises uniformity across a surface rather than horizontal alignment specifically
- horizontality
formal and abstract; names the geometric property rather than a practical quality
- unevenness
the opposite quality, with bumps or dips across a surface
- tilt
a specific angled deviation away from the horizontal plane