the height to which something is elevated or to which it rises: The elevation of the tower is 80 feet.
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the altitude of a place above sea level or ground level.
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an elevated place, thing, or part; an eminence.
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loftiness; grandeur or dignity; nobleness: elevation of mind.
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the act of elevating.
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the state of being elevated.
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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.
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Surveying.
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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.
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the distance above a datum level.
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the ability of a dancer to stay in the air while executing a step or the height thus attained.
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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]
The ability to achieve height in a jump, as in ballet.
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.
The ability to achieve height in a jump, as in ballet.
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.
the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
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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"
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angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations"
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(ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation"
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drawing of an exterior of a structure
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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]
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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.
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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