elevation
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əˈveɪ noun
1.
the height to which something is elevated or to which it rises: The elevation of the tower is 80 feet.
2.
the altitude of a place above sea level or ground level.
3.
an elevated place, thing, or part; an eminence.
4.
loftiness; grandeur or dignity; nobleness: elevation of mind.
5.
the act of elevating.
6.
the state of being elevated.
7.
Architecture. a drawing or design that represents an object or structure as being projected geometrically on a vertical plane parallel to one of its sides.
8.
Surveying.
a.
Also called angle of elevation. the angle between the line from an observer or instrument to an object above the observer or instrument and a horizontal line.
b.
the distance above a datum level.
9.
the ability of a dancer to stay in the air while executing a step or the height thus attained.
10.
the Elevation, Roman Catholic Church. the lifting by the celebrant of the Eucharistic elements immediately after consecration, for adoration by the communicants.
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| the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof |
| the inside part of a building, considered as a whole from the point of view of artistic design or general effect and convenience |
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elevation (ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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. | plan Compare ground plan a drawing to scale of the external face of a building or structure |
| 6. | the external face of a building or structure |
| 7. | a ballet dancer's ability to leap high |
| 8. | RC Church the lifting up of the Host at Mass for adoration |
| 9. | astronomy another name for altitude |
| 10. | the angle formed between the muzzle of a gun and the horizontal |
| 11. | surveying Compare depression the angular distance between the plane through a point of observation and an object above it |
| 12. | linguistics another term for amelioration |
| ele'vational | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
elevation
late 14c., height of something, from L. elevationem, noun of action from elevare (see elevate). Meaning act of elevating is from 1520s.
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Science Dictionary
| elevation (ěl'ə-vā'shən) Pronunciation Key
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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Example sentences
But as nights get warmer, the mid-elevation forests are becoming the perfect breeding ground for the fungus.
What they got wrong was they didn't put the emergency back-up generators at high enough elevation.
As the channel deepens and the elevation of the river drops, the water table beneath the riparian areas drops correspondingly.
The vegetation of this ecoregion varies with elevation.
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