'Elevation' definitions:

Definition of 'elevation'

(from WordNet)
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The event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" [syn: elevation, lift, raising]
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The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top]
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Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) [syn: elevation, EL, altitude, ALT]
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A raised or elevated geological formation [syn: natural elevation, elevation] [ant: depression, natural depression]
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Distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations"
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(ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation"
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Drawing of an exterior of a structure
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The act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal" [syn: aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation]

Definition of 'Elevation'

From: GCIDE
  • Elevation \El`e*va"tion\, n. [L. elevatio: cf. F. ['e]l['e]vation.]
  • 1. The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; -- said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation. "Degrees of elevation above us." --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • His style . . . wanted a little elevation. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Astron.) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Dialing) The angle which the style makes with the substylar line. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Gunnery) The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line o? sight; -- distinguished from direction. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Drawing) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; -- called by the ancients the orthography. [1913 Webster]
  • Angle of elevation (Geodesy), the angle which an ascending line makes with a horizontal plane.
  • Elevation of the host (R. C. Ch.), that part of the Mass in which the priest raises the host above his head for the people to adore. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'elevation'

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Words containing 'Elevation'