UPPER-LEVEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does upper-level mean? 

• UPPER-LEVEL (adjective)
  The adjective UPPER-LEVEL has 1 sense:

1. at an elevated level in rank or importance

  Familiarity information: UPPER-LEVEL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UPPER-LEVEL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

At an elevated level in rank or importance

Synonyms:

high-level; high-ranking; upper-level

Context example:

upper-level management

Similar:

superior (of or characteristic of high rank or importance)

 Context examples 

The poles, which do not have this upper-level warmth and therefore no atmospheric stability, allow warm gases from Jupiter's interior to rise, driving convection and therefore creating the ingredients for lightning.

(Juno Solves 39-Year Old Mystery of Jupiter Lightning, NASA)