Elevation

//ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃn̩//

"Elevation" in a Sentence (17 examples)

Melanoma's ABCDE stands for: Asymmetry, irregular borders, changing color, great diameter, and elevation above the skin.

The surface of the Dead Sea is about 400 meters below sea level, earth's lowest elevation on land.

The treeline in the German alps lies at an elevation of about 1800 meters.

As elevation increases, air pressure decreases.

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

What is the elevation of Death Valley?

What state in the United States has the highest elevation?

Alpine tundra is a biome or natural region at high elevation which does not contain trees.

What state has the highest elevation?

Nepalese officials say they are considering the move to a lower elevation because the Khumbu glacier on which the camp sits is being melted away by climate change, which is undermining its foundation and slowly releasing decades worth of frozen trash and human waste.

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elevation to a throne

elevation to sainthood

elevation of mind, thoughts, or character

A hill is an elevation of the ground.

Since our sins caused God's presence to withdraw above the "seven heavens," we pray that our prayers may rise through the seven layers and reach the Almighty in the eighth elevation.

the elevation of the pole, or of a star

[…] 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. […]

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