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The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.countableuncountable
- elevation to a throne
- elevation to sainthood
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The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.countableuncountable
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That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.countableuncountable
- A hill is an elevation of the ground.
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The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.countableuncountable
- the elevation of the pole, or of a star
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The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands.countableuncountable
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The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line.countableuncountable
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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.countableuncountable
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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.countableuncountable
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The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service.countableuncountable
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An opium mixture used in the Fens to improve the mood and prevent malaria.UKobsoleteuncountable
- […] many of the fen people used what they called "elevation." Farmer Porter was his informant concerning this habit. "What's elevation?" "Oh! ho! ho! — yow goo into druggist's shop o' market day into Cambridge, and you'll see the little box
ant. disgust · demotion · depression · diminishment · reduction