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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation. ``Degrees
        of elevation above us.'' --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His style . . . wanted a little elevation. --Sir H.
                                                    Wotton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or
        station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Dialing) The angle which the style makes with the
        substylar line.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  elevation
       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: lift, raising]
       2: 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" [syn: acme, height, peak,
           pinnacle, summit, superlative, top]
       3: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a
          celestial object) [syn: EL, altitude, ALT]
       4: a raised or elevated geological formation [syn: natural
          elevation] [ant: 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]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  elevation
     n.
     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.
     2 The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
     3 That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
     4 (lb en astronomy) The distance of a celestial object above the
  horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the
  horizon; altitude.
     5 The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill
  to its bordering lowlands.
     6 The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line.
     7 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.
     8 (lb en architecture) 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.
     9 (lb en Christianity chiefly Roman Catholicism) The raising of the
  host#Noun_3—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion
  service.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  elevation
     n.
     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.
     2 The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
     3 That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
     4 (lb en astronomy) The distance of a celestial object above the
  horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the
  horizon; altitude.
     5 The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill
  to its bordering lowlands.
     6 The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line.
     7 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.
     8 (lb en architecture) 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.
     9 (lb en Christianity chiefly Roman Catholicism) The raising of the
  host#Noun_3—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion
  service.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  elevation
     n.
     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.
     2 The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
     3 That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
     4 (lb en astronomy) The distance of a celestial object above the
  horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the
  horizon; altitude.
     5 The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill
  to its bordering lowlands.
     6 The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line.
     7 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.
     8 (lb en architecture) 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.
     9 (lb en Christianity chiefly Roman Catholicism) The raising of the
  host#Noun_3—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion
  service.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  elevation
     n.
     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.
     2 The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
     3 That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
     4 (lb en astronomy) The distance of a celestial object above the
  horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the
  horizon; altitude.
     5 The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill
  to its bordering lowlands.
     6 The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line.
     7 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.
     8 (lb en architecture) 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.
     9 (lb en Christianity chiefly Roman Catholicism) The raising of the
  host#Noun_3—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion
  service.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  elevation
     Englanti n.
     1 korkeusasema, korkeustaso, koroke
     2 (''uskonto'') elevaatio
     3 (''urheilu'') nousumetrit

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  elevation
     n.
     1 lyftning; hänförelse
     2 det moment i den katolska mässan då prästen lyfta upp sakramenten

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  elevation
     n.
     1 lyftning; hänförelse
     2 det moment i den katolska mässan då prästen lyfta upp sakramenten

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Elevation /ˌeːleːvatsjˈoːn/ 
   [astron.] elevation

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Elevation /ˌeːleːvatsjˈoːn/ 
   [relig.] elevation

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  Elevation /elevaˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  1. elevation
  Erhebung, Erhöhung
  2. höjdvinkel
  Erhebungswinkel eines Gestirns über dem Horizont
  3. höjd över havet
  Höhenangabe des Flugzeuges

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Elevation /ˌɛlɪvˈeɪʃən/
  الإرتفاع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  elevation //ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən// 
  1. издигане
  act of raising
  2. възвишеност
  condition of being elevated
  3. височина
  distance of a celestial object above the horizon
  4. възвишение
  that which is raised

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  elevation /ˌɛlɪvˈeɪʃən/ 
  povýšení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  elevation /ˌɛlɪvˈeɪʃən/ 
  elevace

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  elevation /ˌɛlɪvˈeɪʃən/
  vyvýšenina

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  elevation /ˌɛlɪvˈeɪʃən/
  zvednutí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  elevation /ˌɛlɪvˈeɪʃən/
  zvýšení