elevation

el·e·va·tion  (l-vshn)

n.

1.

a. The act or an instance of elevating.

b. The condition of being elevated.

2. An elevated place or position.

3. The height to which something is elevated above a point of reference such as the ground.

4. Loftiness of thought or feeling.

5. A scale drawing of the side, front, or rear of a structure.

6. The height of a thing above a reference level; altitude.

7.

a. The ability to achieve height in a jump, as in ballet.

b. The degree of height reached when such a jump is executed.

Synonyms: elevation, altitude, height
These nouns denote the distance of something above a point of reference such as the horizon: a city at an elevation of 3,000 feet above sea level; flying at an altitude of 1 mile; grew to a height of 6 feet.

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elevation [ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən]

n

1. the act of elevating or the state of being elevated

2. the height of something above a given or implied place, esp above sea level

3. a raised area; height

4. nobleness or grandeur; loftiness elevation of thought

5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a drawing to scale of the external face of a building or structure Compare plan [3] ground plan [1]

6. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the external face of a building or structure

7. (Performing Arts / Ballet) a ballet dancer's ability to leap high

8. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church the lifting up of the Host at Mass for adoration

9. (Astronomy) Astronomy another name for altitude [3]

10. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the angle formed between the muzzle of a gun and the horizontal

11. (Mathematics & Measurements / Surveying) Surveying the angular distance between the plane through a point of observation and an object above it Compare depression [7]

12. Linguistics another term for amelioration

elevational  adj

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elevation  (l-vshn)

The vertical distance between a standard reference point, such as sea level, and the top of an object or point on the Earth, such as a mountain. At 8,850 m (29,028 ft), the summit of Mount Everest is the highest elevation on Earth.

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The vertical distance of a point or level on or affixed to the surface of the Earth measured from mean sea level. See also altitude.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	elevation - the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" raising, lift rising, ascension, ascent, rise - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
	2.	elevation - 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" acme, meridian, summit, tiptop, superlative, height, pinnacle, peak, top degree, stage, level, point - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
	3.	elevation - angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) ALT, EL, altitude angular position - relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established
	4.	elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation natural elevation geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth highland, upland - elevated (e.g., mountainous) land hill - a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia" mountain, mount - a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill foreland, headland, promontory, head - a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) ridge - a long narrow natural elevation or striation incline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" swell - a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
	5.	elevation - distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations" distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points isometry - equality of elevation above sea level altitude, height - elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; "the altitude gave her a headache" ground level, grade - the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base of the tower was below grade" water level - the level of the surface of a body of water
	6.	elevation - (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation" ballet, concert dance - a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers leap - the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet"
	7.	elevation - drawing of an exterior of a structure architectural plan, plan - scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file"
	8.	elevation - the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal" aggrandisement, aggrandizement step-up, increase - the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" ego trip, self-aggrandisement, self-aggrandizement - an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance

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elevation

noun

1. side, back, face, front, aspect the addition of a two-storey wing on the north elevation

2. altitude, height We're at an elevation of about 13,000 feet above sea level.

3. promotion, upgrading, advancement, exaltation, preferment, aggrandizement celebrating his elevation to the rank of Prime Minister

4. rise, hill, mountain, height, mound, berg (S. African), high ground, higher ground, eminence, hillock, rising ground, acclivity The resort is built on an elevation overlooking the sea.

Translations

elevation [ˌelɪˈveɪʃən] N

1. (lit) (= act) → elevación f

2. (in rank) → ascenso m (fig) → elevación f

3. [of style] → sublimidad f

4. (= hill) → elevación f; (= height) (esp above sea level) → altitud f

5. (Archit) → alzado m

elevation [ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃ^ən] n

[building] → élévation f

(= height) → altitude f

(= promotion) [person] → promotion f, avancement m
elevation to the peerage → accession au rang de pair

elevation

n

(lit) → Hebung f; (to higher rank) → Erhebung f (→ to in +acc); (Eccl) → Elevation f

(of thought) → Erhabenheit f; (of position, style) → Gehobenheit f

(above sea level) → Höhe f → über dem Meeresspiegel or über N.N.; (hill etc) → (Boden)erhebung f, → Anhöhe f

angle of elevation → Höhen- or Elevationswinkel m

(of gun) → Elevation f, → Erhöhung f

(Archit: = drawing) → Aufriss m; front elevation → Frontansicht f, → Fassadenaufriss m

elevation [ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃ/ən] n (gen) → elevazione f (Archit) → prospetto; (of style, thought) → alto livello; (altitude) → altitudine f, altezza