terrain flight
low level flight | flight at very low altitudes |
blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging
BOLD FMRI | functional magnetic resonance imaging that relies on intrinsic changes in hemoglobin oxygenation |
| Abney level | a surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube, used to measure the angle of inclination of a line from the observer to the target |
| carpenter's level | a straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it |
| Dumpy level | a surveyor's level having a short telescope fixed to a horizontally rotating table and a spirit level |
floor level storey
story | a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale, what level is the office on? |
ground floor
first floor
ground level | the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building |
horizontal surface
level | a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line, park the car on the level |
level
spirit level | indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid |
level crossing
grade crossing | intersection of a railway and a road on the same level, barriers close road when trains pass |
| mason's level | a level longer than a carpenter's level |
| plumb level | a carpenter's level with a plumb line at right angles to it |
| surveyor's level | surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis, for measuring relative heights of land |
| water level | a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube |
luminosity
brightness brightness level
luminance
luminousness
light | the quality of being luminous, emitting or reflecting light, its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun |
degree
grade
level | a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality, a moderate grade of intelligence, a high level of care is required, it is all a matter of degree |
| amplitude level | the level on a scale of amplitude |
| signal level | the amplitude level of the desired signal |
noise level
background level | the amplitude level of the undesired background noise |
| intensity strength intensity level | the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation), he adjusted the intensity of the sound, they measured the station's signal strength |
| threshold level | the intensity level that is just barely perceptible |
acoustic power
sound pressure level | the physical intensity of sound |
utmost
uttermost
maximum
level best | the greatest possible degree, he tried his utmost |
| level | height above ground, the water reached ankle level, the pictures were at the same level |
| grade ground level | the height of the ground on which something stands, the base of the tower was below grade |
| water level | the level of the surface of a body of water |
| sea level | level of the ocean's surface (especially that halfway between mean high and low tide), used as a standard in reckoning land elevation or sea depth |
level
layer
stratum | an abstract place usually conceived as having depth, a good actor communicates on several levels, a simile has at least two layers of meaning, the mind functions on many strata simultaneously |
occupational safety and health act
federal job safety law | a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment |
| high-level formatting | (computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurations |
low-level formatting
initialization
initialisation | (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position |
price index
price level | an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time |
| high-level language | a problem-oriented language requiring little knowledge of the computer on which it will be run |
| federal government | a government with strong central powers |
federal department
federal office
department of the federal government | a department of the federal government of the United States |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA | an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities |
Federal Communications Commission
FCC | an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI | a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice |
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
FLETC | a center in the Department of that trains law enforcement professionals for more than seventy federal agencies |
Federal Bureau of Prisons
BoP | the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes |
| Federal Judiciary | the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws |
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA | an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation |
Federalist Party
American Federalist Party
Federal Party | a major political party in the United States in the early th century, founded by Alexander Hamilton, favored a strong centralized government |
| Federal Reserve Board | the seven-member board governing the Federal Reserve System |
| federal court | a court establish by the authority of a federal government |
agency
federal agency
government agency
bureau
office authority | an administrative unit of government, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Census Bureau, Office of Management and Budget, Tennessee Valley Authority |
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Fed
FRS | the central bank of the United States, incorporates Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and statehartered commercial banks and some trust companies, the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply |
Federal Reserve Bank
reserve bank | one of regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region |
Federal Trade Commission
FTC | an independent agency of the United States federal government that maintains fair and free competition, enforces federal antitrust laws, educates the public about identity theft |
Federal Protective Service
FPS | an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business |