Elevation — The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, often the mean sea level. Elevation, or geometric height, is mainly used when referring to points on the Earth s surface, while altitude or geopotential height is … Wikipedia
Elevation (disambiguation) — Elevation, literally (up)lifting something or someone higher (also figuratively), can refer to:*Elevation (liturgy) of consecrated bread and wine in Mass. *Elevation, the height of a geographic location above mean sea level *Elevation, the… … Wikipedia
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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elevation of the host — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elevation — UK [ˌeləˈveɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms elevation : singular elevation plural elevations 1) [countable] science the height of an area of land, usually measured from sea level 2) [countable] a side of a building as you would see it in a drawing by … English dictionary
elevation — el|e|va|tion [ ,elə veıʃn ] noun FORMAL 1. ) count the height of an area of land, usually measured from sea level 2. ) count TECHNICAL a side of a building as you would see it in a drawing by an ARCHITECT: The museum s front elevation faces the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Higher — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elevation — noun a) 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 to sainthood; elevation of mind, thoughts … Wiktionary
elevation — [[t]e̱lɪve͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] elevations 1) N COUNT: with supp 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. 2) N … English dictionary
Angle of elevation — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
