elevation

See also: élévation

English

Etymology

From Old French elevation, from Latin elevatio.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən/
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

elevation (countable and uncountable, plural elevations)

The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation to sainthood; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character
The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
A hill is an elevation of the ground.
The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.
the elevation of the pole, or of a star
The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands.
The angle which the style makes with the substylar line.
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.
(architecture) 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.
(Christianity) The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service.

Antonyms

disgust
demotion
depression
diminishment
reduction

Related terms

elevate
elevator
overelevation

Translations

act of raising

Bulgarian: издигане (bg) n (izdigane)
Catalan: elevació (ca) f
Finnish: korotus (fi), nosto (fi), korottaminen (fi), nostaminen (fi), parantaminen (fi), kohotus (fi), kohottaminen (fi)
French: élévation (fr) f
Galician: elevación (gl) f

German: Hebung (de) f, Erheben n
Irish: ardú m
Scottish Gaelic: àrdachadh m
Spanish: elevación (es)

condition of being elevated

Bulgarian: възвишеност (bg) f (vǎzvišenost)
Finnish: noste (fi), nousu (fi)
French: élévation (fr) f
German: Erhebung (de) f

Irish: ardú m
Quechua: huqari
Scottish Gaelic: àrdachadh m

that which is raised

Bulgarian: възвишение (bg) n (vǎzvišenie)
Finnish: kohokohta (fi)

French: élévation (fr) f
German: Erhebung (de) f

distance of a celestial object above the horizon

Bulgarian: височина (bg) f (visočina)
Esperanto: alto (eo), alteco
Finnish: korkeus (fi)

German: Höhe (de) f, Höhenwinkel m
Portuguese: elevação (pt) f

angle which the style makes with the substylar line

movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane

Finnish: korkeus (fi)

architecture

Catalan: alçat (ca) m
Czech: nárys (from the front), bokorys m (from a side)

German: Aufriss (de) m
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} alzado (es) m

raising of the host

Finnish: elevaatio

German: Elevation (de) f

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

Mongolian: ^{(please verify)} өндөр (mn) (öndör)

Spanish: ^{(please verify)} altitud (es) f, ^{(please verify)} ascenso (es) m, ^{(please verify)} elevación (es) f, ^{(please verify)} exaltación f, ^{(please verify)} enaltecimiento (es) m, ^{(please verify)} promontorio (es) m