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elevation definition
elevation |
Grep of noun elevation elevation natural elevation Overview of noun elevation The noun elevation has 8 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) elevation, lift, raising -- (the event of something being raised upward) 2. (1) acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, top -- (the highest level or degree attainable: "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession") 3. (1) elevation, EL altitude, ALT -- (angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)) 4. natural elevation, elevation -- (a raised or elevated geological formation) 5. elevation -- (distance of something above a reference point) 6. elevation -- (drawing of an exterior of a structure) 7. aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation -- (the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something) 8. lift, raise, heave, elevation -- (the act of raising something "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up") Overview of noun elevation The noun elevation has 8 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) elevation, lift, raising -- (the event of something being raised upward) 2. (1) acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, top -- (the highest level or degree attainable: "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession") 3. (1) elevation, EL altitude, ALT -- (angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)) 4. natural elevation, elevation -- (a raised or elevated geological formation) 5. elevation -- (distance of something above a reference point) 6. elevation -- (drawing of an exterior of a structure) 7. aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation -- (the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something) 8. lift, raise, heave, elevation -- (the act of raising something "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up")
elevation definition
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