[el-uh-vey-shuhn] 
| 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.
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| 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. |