elevator
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əˌveɪ noun
1.
a person or thing that elevates or raises.
2.
a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building.
3.
any of various mechanical devices for raising objects or materials.
4.
a building in which grain is stored and handled by means of mechanical elevator and conveyor devices.
5.
Aeronautics. a hinged horizontal surface on an airplane or the like, used to control the longitudinal inclination and usually placed at the tail end of the fuselage.
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World English Dictionary
elevator (ˈɛlɪˌveɪtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person or thing that elevates |
| 2. | 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. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): lift a platform, compartment, or cage raised or lowered in a vertical shaft to transport persons or goods in a building |
| 4. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) a large granary equipped with an elevator and, usually, facilities for cleaning and grading the grain |
| 5. | any muscle that raises a part of the body |
| 6. | a surgical instrument for lifting a part of the body |
| 7. | a control surface on the tailplane of an aircraft, for making it climb or descend |
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Word Origin & History
elevator
1640s, originally of muscles, from L. elevator, from elevare (see elevate). As a name for a mechanical lift (originally for grain) attested from 1787. Elevator music is from 1970s. Elevator shoes patented 1940.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
elevator el·e·va·tor (ěl'ə-vā'tər)
n.
A surgical instrument used to elevate tissues or to raise a sunken part, such as a depressed fragment of bone.
A dental instrument used to remove teeth or parts of teeth that cannot be gripped with a forceps or to loosen teeth and roots before using forceps.
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Example sentences
On the west side of the building, elevator and stair landings overlook a gallery.
Take the elevator inside to the top, for a fine view of the port.
Theoretical lobby with putative elevator leads to five notional floor-thru lofts.
Since the elevator was broken, he climbed up all seven floors, only to collapse in a chair when he arrived.
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