elevator

el·e·va·tor  (l-vtr)

n.

1.

a. A platform or an enclosure raised and lowered in a vertical shaft to transport people or freight.

b. The enclosure or platform with its operating equipment, motor, cables, and accessories.

2. A movable control surface, usually attached to the horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft, that is used to produce motion up or down.

3. A mechanism, often with buckets or scoops attached to a conveyor, used for hoisting materials.

4. A granary equipped with devices for hoisting and discharging grain.

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elevator [ˈɛlɪˌveɪtə]

n

1. a person or thing that elevates

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Chiefly US a mechanical hoist for raising something, esp grain or coal, often consisting of a chain of scoops linked together on a conveyor belt

3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the US and Canadian name for lift¹ [17a]

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Chiefly US and Canadian a large granary equipped with an elevator and, usually, facilities for cleaning and grading the grain

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) any muscle that raises a part of the body

6. (Medicine / Surgery) a surgical instrument for lifting a part of the body

7. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a control surface on the tailplane of an aircraft, for making it climb or descend

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	elevator - lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building lift building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" elevator car, car - where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor" dumbwaiter, food elevator - a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another freight elevator, service elevator - an elevator designed for carrying freight lifting device - a device for lifting heavy loads paternoster - a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor
	2.	elevator - the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight horizontal tail - the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft

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elevator (U.S.)

noun lift, hoist, paternoster Markham emerged from the guest elevator into the lobby.

Translations

elevator [ˈelɪveɪtəʳ]

A. N

1. (US) (= lift) → ascensor m, elevador m (Mex)

2. (= hoist for goods) → montacargas m inv

3. (Aer) → timón m de profundidad

4. (Agr) → elevador m de granos

5. (US) (also elevator shoe) → zapato m de tacón alto

B. CPD elevator car N (US) → caja f or cabina f de ascensor
elevator shaft N (US) → hueco m del ascensor

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elevator [ˈɛlɪveɪtə^r] n

(US) (= lift) → ascenseur m

(for grain, coal) → monte-charge m inv
elevator car n (US) → cabine f d'ascenseur
elevator shaft n (US) → cage f d'ascenseur

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elevator

n

(US) → Fahrstuhl m, → Lift m, → Aufzug m

(= storehouse) → Silo m

(Aviat) → Höhenruder nt

(with buckets etc) → Aufzug m; (= hoist) → Winde f

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elevator [ˈɛlɪˌveɪtəʳ] n (Am) (lift) → ascensore m; (hoist) → montacarichi m inv

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elevator [ˈɛlɪˌveɪtəʳ] n (Am) (lift) → ascensore m; (hoist) → montacarichi m inv

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elevator → مصعد výtah elevator Fahrstuhl ανελκυστήρας ascensor hissi ascenseur dizalo ascensore エレベーター 승강기 lift heis winda elevador лифт hiss ลิฟต์ kaldırma/indirme thang máy 电梯