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elevation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | alt, altitude, el |
| Type of | angular position |
elevation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aggrandisement, aggrandizement |
| Type of | increase, step-up |
| Has types | ego trip, self-aggrandisement, self-aggrandizement |
| Derivation | elevate |
his elevation to cardinal.
elevation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | natural elevation |
| Type of | formation, geological formation |
| Has types | swell, ridge, promontory, mountain, foreland, headland, highland, upland, mount, head, hill |
| Derivation | elevate |
elevation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | distance |
| Has types | isometry, height, ground level, grade, altitude, water level |
| Derivation | elevate |
there was snow at the higher elevations.
elevation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | architectural plan, plan |
Examples of elevation
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This caused an abrupt elevation in the deep sea, and thus triggered the tsunami.
From the sciencedaily.com
Although they are 9,000 feet above sea level, their energy belies the elevation.
From the ocregister.com
To be a Laureate is to enjoy a uniquely global and enduring elevation of status.
From the theatlantic.com
From the trailhead the hike is eight miles in and more than a mile in elevation.
From the ocregister.com
The snowy egret is found throughout Utah's wetlands and lower elevation meadows.
From the sltrib.com
In high-elevation parts of southern Utah, the snowpack is 140 percent of normal.
From the sltrib.com
With it have gone the tiny changes of elevation, on which the wildlife depended.
From the economist.com
You can make a stone cliff of sorts to create the elevation needed for the fall.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Cool, wet bamboo forests at high elevation are the natural environment for them.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- The event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
- Acme: 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"; "... ...
- Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
- Natural elevation: a raised or elevated geological formation
- Distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations"
- (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation"
- The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. ...
- Elevation is the fourth international studio album by Anggun. The album was recorded in English and French.
- In ballistics, the elevation is the angle between the horizontal plane and the direction of the barrel of a gun, mortar or heavy artillery. ...
