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AS level
noun
- a public examination taken for the General Certificate of Education, with a smaller course content than an A level: since 2000 taken either as the first part of a full A level or as a qualification in its own right
- the course leading to this examination
- ( as modifier )
AS-level English
- a pass in a subject at AS level
I've got three AS levels
Example Sentences
They’re set to trigger alerts if a quake is estimated at magnitude 4.5 or higher and the intensity of shaking at the phone’s location is expected to be “weak” — defined as Level 3 on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale.
The MyShake app is set to trigger alerts if a quake is estimated at magnitude 4.5 or higher and the intensity of shaking at the phone’s location is expected to be at least “weak” — defined as Level 3 on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale.
“Fiscal neutrality” is a phrase that has sometimes been used to describe a system that is designed to tax in as level a way as possible.
Android phones and those with the MyShake or ShakeReadySD apps installed have the lowest threshold for earthquake early warnings: They’re set to trigger alerts if a quake is estimated at magnitude 4.5 or higher and the intensity of shaking at the phone’s location is expected to be “weak” — defined as Level 3 on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale.
Its thresholds are a bit more conservative, however: Alerts are triggered to cellphones only if an earthquake’s magnitude is expected to be 5 or higher and the shaking intensity is expected to be “light,” defined as Level 4 on the Mercalli scale.
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