elevation

(ĕlˌə-vāˈshən)

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