Elevation

Definition:

  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation.
  • (n.) That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) The angle which the style makes with the substylar line.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) 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.

Compare elevation with other words:

elevation vs. levitate

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elevation vs. hight

elevation vs. levation

elevation vs. monoclinal

elevation vs. molecast

elevation vs. eprouvette

arsis vs. elevation

elevation vs. papula

elevation vs. gibbose

elevation vs. upheaval

elevation vs. rise

alleviation vs. elevation

boost vs. elevation

elevation vs. mobile

elevation vs. heightening

elevation vs. gang

band vs. elevation

elevation vs. transcendency

elevation vs. highflier

elevation vs. hypsometry

alpinist vs. elevation

elevation vs. mamelon

backsight vs. elevation

disport vs. elevation

elevation vs. highland

ascent vs. elevation

elevation vs. height

deck vs. elevation

circumvallate vs. elevation

elevation vs. magnanimity

elevation vs. plateau

elevation vs. upland

elevation vs. granulate

elevation vs. ridge

elevation vs. orthography

elevation vs. relief

elevation vs. sag

elevation vs. inspiration

diminishment vs. elevation

elevation vs. reduction

depression vs. elevation

disgust vs. elevation

elevation vs. elevator

elevate vs. elevation

elevation vs. geometrical

elevation vs. projection

direction vs. elevation

elevation vs. exaltation

elevation vs. heightened

elevated vs. elevation

elevation vs. raising

elevation vs. octant

content vs. elevation

elevation vs. umbo

elevation vs. plan

elevation vs. lift

elevation vs. low

elevation vs. hoist

altitude vs. elevation

elevation vs. head