THE ELECTRONIC LEVEL IS A VERY PRECISE INSTRUMENT FOR INDICATING ANGULAR DEVIATIONS. ITS HIGH RESOLUTION AND FAST RESPONSE MAKE IT THE MOST PRACTICAL DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE FLATNESS AND STRAIGHTNESS OF HORIZONTAL SURFACES SUCH AS MACHINE WAYS, SURFACE PLATES, AND ALIGNMENT OF INSTRUMENT PLATFORMS. THE LEVEL IS EXPLORED IN TERMS OF ITS BASIC OPERATION, USE IN MACHINE TOOL AND OTHER UNIQUE APPLICATIONS. EXAMPLES OF THESE APPLICATIONS, ALONG WITH TYPICAL PRESENTATIONS OF THEIR RESULTS, ARE SUPPLIED.