First published 1986; not fully revised
zone levellernoun
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zone leveller. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
The earliest known use of the noun zone leveller is in the 1950s.
OED's only evidence for zone leveller is from 1956, in Bell System Technical Journal.
Nearby entries
- zone, n.a1500–
- zone, v.1792–
- zone centre | zone center, n.1934–
- zoned, adj.1662–
- zone defence | zone defense, n.1927–
- zone electrophoresis, n.1952–
- zone fossil, n.1904–
- zoneless, adj.1748–
- zonelet, n.1855–
- zone level, v.1974–
- zone leveller, n.1956–
- zone levelling, n.1953–
- zone-melt, v.1982–
- zone melting, n.1952–
- zone plate, n.1890–
- zoner, n.1962–
- zone-refine, v.1962–
- zone refiner, n.1959–
- zone refining, n.1952–
- zone therapy, n.1915–
- zone time, n.1908–
1956–
An apparatus used for zone levelling.
1956
A zone leveler has been developed to provide growth conditions suitable for the production of quality germanium single crystals.
Bell System Technical Journal vol. 35 660
An apparatus used for zone levelling.
An apparatus used for zone refining.
Originally published as part of the entry for zone, n.
zone, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.
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