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Levantine campaigns of Senusret III
The Levantine campaigns of Senusret III were Middle Kingdom Egyptian expeditions into Canaan and Syria-Palestine, recorded on the stele of the officer Sebek-khu, which describes the fall of Sekmem and Retjenu.
Levantine cuisine
Levantine cuisine (المطبخ الشامي, Shami cuisine), the shared food tradition of Bilad al-Sham, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine: mezze, olive oil, chickpeas, tahini, za'atar, sumac, kibbe, hummus, falafel, and shawarma, shaped by Ottoman rule and diaspora.
Levantine Pop
Levantine pop is the Arabic pop industry and sound centered on Beirut and Damascus from the 1990s onward, built on satellite television and backed by Gulf capital through Rotana.
LeVar Burton
LeVar Burton, American actor and literacy advocate: Kunta Kinte in Roots (1977), Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and host of PBS's Reading Rainbow 1983 to 2006; National Humanities Medal 2023.
Levator ani
Levator ani, the main pelvic diaphragm muscle made of puborectalis, pubococcygeus, and iliococcygeus; supports pelvic viscera, maintains continence, innervated mainly by S3-S4, injured in 13-36% of vaginal deliveries.
Levator scapulae muscle
Levator scapulae (musculus levator scapulae), a neck and upper back muscle from cervical transverse processes C1-C4 to the scapula's medial border; elevates the scapula, innervated by C3, C4, and the dorsal scapular nerve (C5), and notably variable with accessory slips.
Levee
A levee, also known as a stopbank or river dike, is an earthen embankment or concrete floodwall built alongside a watercourse to reduce flood risk to part of the floodplain.
Levee breach
A levee breach, also called a dike breach, is the failure of a flood-control embankment that lets river or sea water flood the protected area behind it.
Level 16
Level 16 is a 2019 Canadian dystopian sci-fi thriller written and directed by Danishka Esterhazy, starring Katie Douglas and Celina Martin as girls uncovering the truth of Vestalis Academy.
Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications was an American fiber-optic network company headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, formed from the Kiewit conglomerate in 1998 and acquired by CenturyLink in 2017.
Level 42
Level 42 is an English jazz-funk band formed in 1979 on the Isle of Wight by Mark King, Mike Lindup, and the Gould brothers, known for slap-bass pop hits "Lessons in Love" and "Something About You".
Level Cross (film)
Level Cross is a 2024 Malayalam psychological drama thriller directed by Arfaz Ayub, starring Asif Ali and Amala Paul as strangers at a remote desert railway crossing.
Level crossing
A level crossing, also known as a railroad or grade crossing, is a place where a railway crosses a road or path without a bridge or tunnel.
Level Crossing Removal Project
The Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) is a Victorian Government infrastructure program that removes level crossings in Melbourne, established in 2015 and expanded from 50 to 110 crossings.
Level Equity Growth Partners
Level Equity Growth Partners is a series of growth-equity funds raised by Level Equity, a New York firm founded in 2009 that invests in software and technology companies.
Level Mountain
Level Mountain is a large Miocene-to-Holocene volcanic complex in the Stikine volcanic belt, Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province, NW British Columbia: 1,800 km2, 860 km3 stratovolcano on a basaltic shield, summit Meszah Peak 2,164 m, eruptive history from about 6.5 Ma, Holocene activity uncertain, Low threat.
Level of analysis
Level of analysis is the scale or unit at which a phenomenon is examined, central to international relations explanations of war and to social science research design.
Level of detail
Level of detail (LOD) is a 3D rendering technique that swaps in simpler versions of a model as it shrinks on screen, keeping frame rates steady in games and real-time 3D.
Level of free convection
The level of free convection (LFC) is the altitude at which a lifted parcel of air first becomes warmer than its environment and can rise on its own buoyancy.
Level of measurement
Level of measurement, also called scale of measurement, classifies variables into nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio levels, a framework introduced by S. S. Stevens in 1946.
Level of service (traffic)
Level of service is a traffic engineering measure describing operating conditions within a traffic stream, graded from A, best, to F, worst, introduced by the 1965 Highway Capacity Manual.
Level of support for evolution
Level of support for evolution: public acceptance of evolutionary theory, measured by Pew and Gallup surveys. US acceptance rose from 40% to 54% (1985–2020); 98% of American scientists accept it; acceptance varies widely by country and question wording.
Level set
A level set of a function f is the set of all points where f equals a single constant value, such as a level curve or level surface.
Level set method
The level set method is a numerical technique that tracks moving curves and surfaces as the zero level set of a higher-dimensional function, introduced by Osher and Sethian in 1988.
Level shifter
A level shifter, also called a voltage translator, is a circuit that converts digital or analog signals between voltage domains so chips and devices at different supply voltages can communicate.
Level Ventures
Level Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Albert and Sari Azout, based in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, that backs emerging managers and co-invests directly.
Level-1 trigger
The Level-1 trigger (L1) is the first, hardware-based stage of event selection in particle physics experiments, using custom electronics to pick collision events within microseconds at the LHC.
Level-5 (株式会社レベルファイブ) (company)
Level-5 (株式会社レベルファイブ, LEVEL5 Inc.) is a Fukuoka-based Japanese game developer founded October 28, 1998 by Akihiro Hino, known for Professor Layton, Inazuma Eleven, Yo-kai Watch, and Ni no Kuni, and as developer of Dragon Quest VIII and IX.
Levelized cost of electricity
The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) is the average lifetime cost per unit of electricity generated, combining capital, fuel, financing, and operating costs into a single break-even price.
Levelized cost of water
The levelized cost of water (LCOW) is an economic metric expressing the lifetime cost of a water production system per unit volume, usually dollars per cubic meter.