Reaching stability after initial change.

Achieving stability after fluctuation period.

(chemistry) The limitations that a solvent imposes on the properties of acids and bases, so that solvent basicity limits the strength of a strong acid and solvent acidity limits the strength of a strong base; a solvent leveling.

Reducing advantages to ensure equality.

Balancing energy demand and supply.

Measuring stick for surveying elevation.

In cultural anthropology, a leveling mechanism is a practice in some cultures which acts to ensure social equality, usually by shaming or humbling members of a group that attempt to put themselves above other members.

Device for establishing horizontal planes.

(linguistics, linguistic morphology) Regularisation of a paradigm, alignment of irregular forms on regular forms; replacement of irregular forms by regular forms in an inflection.