elevator

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el·e·va·tor

   [el-uh-vey-ter]
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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6.
elevator shoe.
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Origin:
1640–50; < Late Latin ēlevātor, equivalent to ēlevā(re) (see elevate) + -tor -tor
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Example Sentences
  • On the west side of the building, elevator and stair landings overlook a gallery.
  • The capsule will be as simple to operate as an elevator.
  • It's basically a revolving elevator into which the cars are driven and stored.
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World English Dictionary
elevator (ˈɛlɪˌveɪtə)
 
—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.

  1. A surgical instrument used to elevate tissues or to raise a sunken part, such as a depressed fragment of bone.

  2. 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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