Definitions for 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; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity")

2. (1) acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, 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")

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 (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations")

6. elevation

((ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation")

7. elevation

(drawing of an exterior of a structure)

8. aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation

(the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal")