elevation English

Meaning elevation meaning

What does elevation mean?

Definitions in simple English

elevation Noun

— Elevation is the height above sea level.

— Elevation is the process of moving something from a lower level to a higher level.

elevation

— noun (= raising) the event of something being raised upward an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity

— noun angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

— noun (= acme, height, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, top) 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

— noun (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump a dancer of exceptional elevation

— noun distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level) there was snow at the higher elevations

— noun drawing of an exterior of a structure

— noun (= natural elevation) a raised or elevated geological formation

— noun (= aggrandizement) the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something the aggrandizement of the king his elevation to cardinal

Synonyms elevation synonyms

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elevation English » English

height

altitude

rise

raising

loftiness

eminence

hill

mound

rising

knoll

hillock

exaltation

sublimity

raise

lift

ascent

aggrandizement

aggrandisement

advancement

EL

ALT

upsurge

upland

top

tiptop

superlative

summit

prosperity

pinnacle

peak

natural elevation

meridian

lifting

jump

highness

high ground

height above sea level

heave

elevation view

acme

vertical view

vertical plan

vertical angle

vaulting

vault

upturn

uprising

uplift

upgrade

up-tick

Topics elevation topics

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States Big Distance

High

• What words refer to how high something is?
  height altitude level elevation

Examples elevation examples

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Simple sentences

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

Movie subtitles

Elevation point 306.

Elevation point 306?

Elevation 65.

I have made 63 ascents, gentlemen. to an elevation over 1,000 meters.

Give it full elevation!

Now, the minute you see those rockets ignite on the scope, you fire our missiles and guide them for maximum elevation straight up.

Elevation 20.

Bearing 94, mark 7. Angle of elevation, 6 degrees.

Bearing 111 degrees, elevation 4 degrees.

I was checking the elevation.

Windage and elevation, Mrs. Langdon. Windage and elevation.

Windage and elevation, Mrs. Langdon.

Always remember: windage and elevation.

In order to move the dish there were two handles, one tor the azimuth, one for the elevation.

We can uncouple the warhead, position the Dolphin III at the proper elevation, and send the missile off. Mathematically, at least, it should be possible to reach the station's orbit and in time.

Agreed, but in order to reach that elevation, there will be weight limitations.

Seen in end elevation, the axis of the two lines of cylinders.

From a distance and at an elevation.

In the last scene, when the elevation controls jammed, they ended up in Heaven with St. Peter.

Those are cumulus clouds, elevation 7,000 feet.

Give it full elevation. Yes, sir.

Elevation 19,600 feet.

Cut the fuse for 500 yards. Elevation 20.

I'm pretty sure the elevation knob on the scope's out of alignment.

The Ounce Foundation for the Elevation of American Morals.

My friends, the elevation of American morals.

Don't forget the Ounce Foundation for the Elevation of American Morals.

Hooray for the Ounce Foundation For the Elevation of Celebration.

That is not population. It's elevation.

The elevation of Tadamori must gladden you.

Distance check thirty feet, elevation five feet.

Angle of elevation, 6 degrees.

Elevation, four degrees.

The finest example of sustained anti-gravity elevation I've ever seen.

All pieces, increase elevation one degree.

News and current affairs

What made Fink's elevation of art to investment-grade status so surprising is that no one of his stature had been brave enough to say it before.

The Chinese myth of success was the bright peasant boy whose village clubbed together to educate him and whose subsequent success resulted in the elevation of all who had helped him on his way into the civil service.

The surprising--some say miraculous--elevation of Cardinal Karol Wojtyla to the Papacy as John Paul II, his triumphal visit to Poland in 1979, the rise of Solidarity a year later, and the collapse of the Soviet system in 1989 changed the march of history.

As anticipated, warmth is climbing up many mountains. Since 1970, the elevation at which temperatures are always below freezing has ascended almost 500 feet in the tropics.

The elevation of these two outstanding civil servants comes after a period when other professors have been squeezed out by the political process.

Now, how would such a perceptual system respond to the stimulus of the Moon Illusion - a stimulus that changes only in the elevation of the Moon over the ground?

But elevation to the heights of power in this way has its costs.

One of the few positive consequences of the 2008 financial crisis was the elevation of the G-20's global role; in principle, it is a far more representative forum for international leadership than the G-7 ever was.

Since 1970, the elevation at which temperatures are always below freezing has ascended almost 500 feet in the tropics.

Choe's speech, with its threats against the United States and South Korea, seemed to set the stage for his political elevation.