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levelInstrument for finding horizontal level, or adjusting a surface to an even level, used in surveying, building construction, and archaeology. It has a glass tube of coloured liquid, in which a bubble is trapped, mounted in an elongated frame. When the tube is horizontal, the bubble moves to the centre. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Conceived as sponge laden with water (originally envisaged to cascade across the facade from its water-cooled roof), the elevated form finds its level above a compressed and gently sloping terrain--part of an artificial platform by Martinez Lapena y Torres that extends over and around the existing water-treatment plant towards new coastal parks by Foreign Office Architects (with Teresa Gali) and Beth Gali. Of course, with anything new you expect to see rapid growth at the beginning, before it finds its level in the market. |
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