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Elevation

//ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃn̩// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc. countable, uncountable

    "elevation to a throne"

  2. 2
    the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something wordnet
  3. 3
    The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    drawing of an exterior of a structure wordnet
  5. 5
    That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station. countable, uncountable

    "A hill is an elevation of the ground."

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  1. 6
    (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump wordnet
  2. 7
    The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude. countable, uncountable

    "the elevation of the pole, or of a star"

  3. 8
    distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level) wordnet
  4. 9
    The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    the event of something being raised upward wordnet
  6. 11
    The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    a raised or elevated geological formation wordnet
  8. 13
    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. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) wordnet
  10. 15
    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. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development wordnet
  12. 17
    The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    An opium mixture used in the Fens to improve the mood and prevent malaria. UK, obsolete, uncountable

    "[…] many of the fen people used what they called "elevation." Farmer Porter was his informant concerning this habit. "What's elevation?" "Oh! ho! ho! — yow goo into druggist's shop o' market day into Cambridge, and you'll see the little boxes, doozens and doozens, a' ready on the counter; and never a ven-man's wife goo by, but what calls in for her pennord o' elevation, to last her out the week. […]"

Etymology

From Old French elevation, from Latin elevatio, equal to elevate + -ion.

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