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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ELEVA'TION, n. [L. elevatio.] The act of raising or conveying from a lower or deeper place to a higher.
1. The act of exalting in rank, degree or condition; as the elevation of a man to a throne.
2. Exaltation; an elevated state; dignity.
Angels, in their several degrees of elevation above us, may be endowed with more comprehensive faculties.
3. Exaltation of mind by more noble conceptions; as elevation of mind, of thoughts, of ideas.
4. Exaltation of style; lofty expressions; words and phrases expressive of lofty conceptions.
5. Exaltation of character or manners.
6. Attention to objects above us; a raising of the mind to superior objects.
7. An elevated place or station.
8. Elevated ground; a rising ground; a hill or mountain.
9. A passing of the voice from any note to one more acute; also, a swelling or augmentation of voice.
10. In astronomy, altitude; the distance of a heavenly body above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon.
11. In gunnery, the angle which the chace of a cannon or mortar, or the axis of the hollow cylinder, makes with the plane of the horizon.
12. In dialling, the angle which the style makes with the substylar line.
Elevation of the Host, in Catholic countries, that part of the mass in which the priest raises the host above his head for the people to adore.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" [syn: elevation, lift, raising]
2: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "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" [syn: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top]
3: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) [syn: elevation, EL, altitude, ALT]
4: a raised or elevated geological formation [syn: natural elevation, elevation] [ant: depression, natural depression]
5: distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations"
6: (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation"
7: drawing of an exterior of a structure
8: the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal" [syn: aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. the height to which something is elevated: as a. the angular distance of something (as a celestial object) above the horizon b. the degree to which a gun is aimed above the horizon c. the height above the level of the sea ; altitude 2. a dancer's or an athlete's leap and seeming suspension in the air; also the ability to achieve an elevation 3. an act or instance of elevating 4. something that is elevated: as a. an elevated place b. a swelling especially on the skin 5. the quality or state of being elevated 6. a geometrical drawing that depicts one vertical plane of an object or structure Synonyms: see height

U.S. Military Dictionary

(*) The vertical distance of a point or level on or affixed to the surface of the Earth measured from mean sea level. See also altitude.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a the process of elevating or being elevated. b the angle with the horizontal, esp. of a gun or of the direction of a heavenly body. c the height above a given level, esp. sea level. d a high place or position. 2 a a drawing or diagram made by projection on a vertical plane (cf. PLAN). b a flat drawing of the front, side, or back of a house etc. 3 Ballet a the capacity of a dancer to attain height in springing movements. b the action of tightening the muscles and uplifting the body. Derivatives: elevational adj. (in sense 2). Etymology: ME f. OF elevation or L elevatio: see ELEVATE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Elevation El`e*va"tion, n. [L. elevatio: cf. F. ['e]l['e]vation.] 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.; as, the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character. 2. Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation. ``Degrees of elevation above us.'' --Locke. His style . . . wanted a little elevation. --Sir H. Wotton. 3. That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill. 4. (Astron.) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star. 5. (Dialing) The angle which the style makes with the substylar line. 6. (Gunnery) 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 o? sight; -- distinguished from direction. 7. (Drawing) 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. Angle of elevation (Geodesy), the angle which an ascending line makes with a horizontal plane. Elevation of the host (R. C. Ch.), that part of the Mass in which the priest raises the host above his head for the people to adore.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(elevations) 1. In architecture, an elevation is the front, back, or side of a building, or a drawing of one of these. (TECHNICAL) ...the addition of two-storey wings on the north and south elevations. N-COUNT: with supp 2. The elevation of a place is its height above sea level. We're probably at an elevation of about 13,000 feet above sea level. = altitude N-COUNT: usu with supp 3. An elevation is a piece of ground that is higher than the area around it. N-COUNT 4. see also elevate

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Raising, elevating. 2. Exaltation, aggrandizement, promotion. 3. Dignity, refinement, improvement, ennobling. 4. Hill, elevated place, height. 5. Height, altitude.

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