elevation
The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higherThe act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
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Meaning
10 senses(countable, uncountable)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
(countable, uncountable)The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
Erhebung
підне́сенняpidnésennja
(countable, uncountable)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
(countable, uncountable)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)
(countable, uncountable)The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands.
(countable, uncountable)The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line.
(countable, uncountable)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
(countable, uncountable)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
(countable, uncountable)The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service.
Elevation
(UK, obsolete, uncountable)An opium mixture used in the Fens to improve the mood and prevent malaria.
Examples
30 sentencesWhat state has the highest elevation?
As elevation increases, air pressure decreases.
deDer Luftdruck sinkt mit steigender Höhe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
True elevation is achieved through humility.
Woke is the elevation of sensitivity over truth.
What is the capital of the state with the highest elevation?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 6
Origin
From Old French elevation, from Latin elevatio, equal to elevate + -ion.From Old French elevation, from Latin elevatio, equal to elevate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: elevations| Singular | elevation |
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regular
Synonyms
17 synonyms- the event of something being raised upward:liftraising
- angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object):ELaltitudeALT
- a raised or elevated geological formation:natural elevation
- the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something:aggrandizementaggrandisement
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development:acmeheightpeakpinnaclesummitsuperlativemeridiantiptop
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable