elevation

1. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.

   elevation to a throne

   elevation to sainthood

   Hebung, Erheben, Anhebung

   подъёмpodʺjóm

   підійма́нняpidijmánnja, схо́дженняsxódžennja, підне́сенняpidnésennja

2. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.

   Erhebung

   підне́сенняpidnésennja

3. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.

   A hill is an elevation of the ground.

   Erhebung, Erhöhung, Anhöhe

   a raised or elevated geological formation

4. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.

   the elevation of the pole, or of a star

   Höhe, Höhenwinkel

   angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

5. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands.

6. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line.

7. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)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.

   Erhöhung

8. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)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.

   Aufriss, Ansicht, Profil

9. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service.

   Elevation

10. (Британия, устаревшее, неисчисляемое)An opium mixture used in the Fens to improve the mood and prevent malaria.

1. What state has the highest elevation?

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2. As elevation increases, air pressure decreases.

   deDer Luftdruck sinkt mit steigender Höhe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. True elevation is achieved through humility.

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4. Woke is the elevation of sensitivity over truth.

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5. What is the capital of the state with the highest elevation?

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