bilevel

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adjective

Having two levels.

“We developed a bilevel approach to the problem.”

Similar
two-levelsplit-level
OriginEnglish level ← Middle English level ← Old French live →
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Meanings

adjectivebilevel (not comparable)

alternative bi-level

  1. not comparableHaving two levels.

    We developed a bilevel approach to the problem.

    Synonyms: two-level

nounbilevel (plural bilevels)

plural bilevels · alternative bi-level

  1. architectureA house with two adjacent levels that are less than a story apart.

    They live in a little bilevel on the edge of town.

    Synonyms: split-level

  2. computer graphicsA binary image, one that has only two possible values for each pixel (usually black and white).
  3. A women's hairstyle similar to the mullet.

    MULLET / Now this is what we call “business in the front, party in the back”! A male haircut derived from the 1980s female-oriented bi-level […]

    2005, David Mansour, From Abba to Zoom, page 326

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving two levels.

Similar
two-level

nounA house with two adjacent levels that are less than a story apart.

Similar
split-level

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyH-
  7. Proto-Italic*līðrā?
  8. Latinlībra
  9. Latinlibella
  10. Old Frenchlive
  11. Middle Englishlevel
  12. Englishlevel
  13. Englishbilevel

From bi- + level.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

bilevel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilevel

MLA

“bilevel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilevel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bilevel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilevel.

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