elevation

el·e·va·tion

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A city square seen from a high elevation.

noun

Elevation is defined as the height above the ground or other surface, or a place or position of height.

An example of elevation is a plane flying at 36,000 feet above the ground.
An example of elevation is a pope being raised to the position of saint.
An example of elevation is a ballet dancer leaping three feet in the air.

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elevation

an elevating or being elevated
a high place or position
a raised portion of the earth's surface; hill, mountain, etc.
height above a surface, as of the earth
1. the ability of a dancer to attain height in the air while executing a leap
2. the height thus attained
dignity; eminence; loftiness
a flat scale drawing of the front, rear, or side of a building, etc.
Aeron. the angular altitude of any object above the horizon
Geog. height above sea level; altitude
Mil. angular distance of the muzzle of a gun above the horizontal

Origin of elevation

Middle English elevacioun from Old French elevacion from Classical Latin elevatio

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elevation

noun

a. The act or an instance of elevating: the slow elevation of body temperature.
b. The condition of being elevated: her elevation among scholars.
a. The height to which something is elevated above a point of reference, especially mean sea level: The ridge rises to an elevation of 3,000 feet.
b. The angular distance of an object above the observer's horizon.
An elevated place or position: The hill is the highest elevation around here.
Loftiness or dignity, as of thought or feeling: a passage noted for its elevation of style.
A scale drawing of the side, front, or rear of a structure.
a. The ability to achieve height in a jump, as in ballet.
b. The degree of height reached when such a jump is executed.

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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 (028 ft), the summit of Mount Everest is the highest elevation on Earth.

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elevation

elevation altitude height

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.

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Noun

(plural elevations)

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 to sainthood; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character.
The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill.
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.
The angle which the style makes with the substylar line.
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 of sight; distinguished from direction.
(architecture) 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.
The raising of the host - representing Christ's body - in a mass or Holy Communion service.