1. elevation

noun. ['ˌɛləˈveɪʃən'] the event of something being raised upward.

Rhymes with Elevation

• deinstitutionalization
• institutionalization
• self-congratulation
• antidiscrimination
• telecommunication
• nondiscrimination
• misrepresentation
• mischaracterization
• internationalization
• industrialization
• decriminalization
• transillumination
• self-determination
• renationalization
• recapitalization
• prestidigitation
• misinterpretation
• misidentification
• miscommunication
• experimentation
• excommunication
• disqualification
• discontinuation
• denationalization
• decentralization
• transplantation
• singularization
• self-perpetuation
• securitization
• reinterpretation

How do you pronounce elevation?

Pronounce elevation as ˌɛləˈveɪʃən.

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Sentences with elevation

1. Noun, singular or mass
Adjust the elevation knob on the rear sight-assembly to raise or lower the group of shots on the target.

Quotes about elevation

1. Let mental culture go on advancing, let the natural sciences progress in even greater extent and depth, and the human mind widen itself as much as it desires: beyond the elevation and moral culture of Christianity, as it shines forth in the Gospels, it will not go.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

2. While fear depletes power, faith gives wings for the soul’s elevation.
- T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with "The Divine Presence"

3. I'm not particularly in favor of doctrine or creed, ordination, the elevation of holy texts, the institution of church, or, for that matter, Christianity. Like most religions, it has irreconcilable shortcomings and an unforgivable history. What I do favor is the attempt to make sense of things by living within a story. The Christian story, for good or ill, is my inheritance.
- Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew, On The Threshold: Home, Hardwood, and Holiness

2. elevation

noun. ['ˌɛləˈveɪʃən'] the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.

3. elevation

noun. ['ˌɛləˈveɪʃən'] angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object).

4. elevation

noun. ['ˌɛləˈveɪʃən'] the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something.

5. elevation

noun. ['ˌɛləˈveɪʃən'] drawing of an exterior of a structure.

6. elevation

noun. ['ˌɛləˈveɪʃən'] distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level).

7. elevation

noun. ['ˌɛləˈveɪʃən'] a raised or elevated geological formation.

8. elevation

noun. ['ˌɛləˈveɪʃən'] (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump.