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el·e·va·tion

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–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.

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.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < AF < L élevātiōn- (s. of élevātiō), equiv. to élevāt(us) (see elevate) + -iōn- -ion

]

—Synonyms 1. See height. 3. height; hill; mountain; plateau. 4. exaltation, nobility.

—Antonyms 1. depth.

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el·e·va·tion Audio Help (ěl'ə-vā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. The act or an instance of elevating.
2. The condition of being elevated.
3. The ability to achieve height in a jump, as in ballet.
4. The degree of height reached when such a jump is executed.
An elevated place or position.
The height to which something is elevated above a point of reference such as the ground.
Loftiness of thought or feeling.
A scale drawing of the side, front, or rear of a structure.
The height of a thing above a reference level; altitude.
1. The ability to achieve height in a jump, as in ballet.
2. The degree of height reached when such a jump is executed.

Synonyms: 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
noun
1.	the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
2.	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"
3.	angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
4.	a raised or elevated geological formation [syn: natural elevation] [ant: depression]
5.	distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations"
6.	(ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation"
7.	drawing of an exterior of a structure
8.	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]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˌeleˈvation1 noun

the act of elevating, or state of being elevated

Arabic:	سُموُ، رَفْع
Chinese (Simplified):	高度
Chinese (Traditional):	高度
Czech:	povýšení; povznesení
Danish:	forfremmelse; ophøjelse; avancement
Dutch:	verheffing
Estonian:	ülendamine, ülendus
Finnish:	kohottaminen
French:	élévation
German:	die Beförderung
Greek:	ανύψωση, προαγωγή, εξύψωση
Hungarian:	emelés
Icelandic:	upphækkun, hækkun í tign
Indonesian:	pengangkatan
Italian:	elevazione

Japanese:	上げること
Korean:	승진, 올리기
Latvian:	pacelšana; paaugstinājums (amatā); pacilāšana
Lithuanian:	paaukštinimas
Norwegian:	løfting, heving, opphøyelse
Polish:	wyniesienie
Portuguese (Brazil):	elevação
Portuguese (Portugal):	elevação
Romanian:	înălţare
Russian:	повышение
Slovak:	povýšenie
Slovenian:	povišanje
Spanish:	elevación
Swedish:	upphöjande, upphöjdhet
Turkish:	yükselme, yükseltilme

ˌeleˈvation2 noun

height above sea-level
Example: at an elevation of 1,500 metres

Arabic:	إرْتِفاع
Chinese (Simplified):	海拔高度
Chinese (Traditional):	海拔高度
Czech:	výška
Danish:	højde over havet
Dutch:	hoogte
Estonian:	kõrgus merepinnast
Finnish:	korkeus
French:	altitude
German:	die Höhe
Greek:	υψόμετρο
Hungarian:	tengerszint fölötti magasság
Icelandic:	hæð yfir sjávarmáli
Indonesian:	ketinggian
Italian:	altitudine

Japanese:	海抜
Korean:	고도, 해발
Latvian:	augstums (virs jūras līmeņa)
Lithuanian:	aukštis virš jūros lygio
Norwegian:	høyde over havet
Polish:	wysokość n.p.m.
Portuguese (Brazil):	altitude
Portuguese (Portugal):	altitude
Romanian:	înălţime
Russian:	высота (над уровнем моря)
Slovak:	výška
Slovenian:	(nadmorska) višina
Spanish:	altitud
Swedish:	höjd
Turkish:	yükseklik, rakım

ˌeleˈvation3 noun

an architect's drawing of one side of a building

Arabic:	رَسْم واجِهَة المَبْنى
Chinese (Simplified):	（建筑物的）立视图
Chinese (Traditional):	（建筑物的）立視圖
Czech:	nárys
Danish:	facadetegning
Dutch:	opstand
Estonian:	fassaadijoonis
Finnish:	julkisivupiirustus
French:	vue en élévation
German:	der Aufriß
Greek:	τομή κτηρίου (σε αρχιτεκτονικό σχέδιο)
Hungarian:	homlokrajz
Icelandic:	hliðarmynd, útlitsmynd
Indonesian:	rancangan
Italian:	prospetto

Japanese:	立面図
Korean:	(건축) 입면도
Latvian:	profils, vertikālais griezums
Lithuanian:	profilis, vaizdas
Norwegian:	fasadetegning
Polish:	elewacja
Portuguese (Brazil):	planta alta, projeção vertical
Portuguese (Portugal):	projecção vertical
Romanian:	secţiune verticală
Russian:	вертикальная проекция
Slovak:	nárys
Slovenian:	pogled (od spredaj, s strani itd.)
Spanish:	alzado
Swedish:	vertikalprojektion, fasadritning
Turkish:	cephe resmi, elevasyon

See also: elevate, elevating, elevator

The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

elevation Audio Help (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.

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: el·e·va·tion
Pronunciation: "el-&-'vA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : a swelling especially on the skin
2 : a usually abnormal increase (as in degree or amount) elevation of the pulse rate> elevation of temperature>

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

2. Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation. "Degrees of elevation above us." --Locke.

His style . . . wanted a little elevation. --Sir H. Wotton.

3. That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill.

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.

5. (Dialing) The angle which the style makes with the substylar line.

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.

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.

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.

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