Elevation
111Elevation — Elevatio̱n [zu lat. elevare = emporheben, hochheben] w; , en: Hebung, Hochhebung, z. B. des gestreckten Armes bis zur Horizontalen (auch darüber hinaus) …
112Elevation — Ele|va|ti|on [...v...] die; , en <aus lat. elevatio »das Aufheben, Hebung« zu elevare, vgl. ↑elevieren>: 1. Erhöhung, Erhebung. 2. Höhe eines Gestirns über dem Horizont. 3. das Emporheben der Hostie u. des Kelches [vor der Wandlung] in der… …
113elevation — motion around a horizontal axis; opposite to azimuth …
114elevation — [ survey ] The height of a point on the earth’s surface relative to mean sea level (msl). Compare: relief. SW …
115elevation — el·e·va·tion || ‚elɪ veɪʃn n. height of something; altitude above sea or ground level; raising, lifting up; grandeur …
116elevation — In architecture and drawing, a scale drawing of the side, front or rear of a structure. A geometric projection of a building on a plane perpendicular to the horizontal; a vertical projection …
117Elevation — 1) The height above sea level (altitude); 2) A geometrical projection, such as a building, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon. California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms …
118elevation — noun 1》 the action or fact of elevating or being elevated. 2》 height above a given level, especially sea level. ↘the angle of something with the horizontal. 3》 Ballet the ability of a dancer to attain height in jumps. 4》 a particular side of… …
119elevation — n. 1. Raising, elevating. 2. Exaltation, aggrandizement, promotion. 3. Dignity, refinement, improvement, ennobling. 4. Hill, elevated place, height. 5. Height, altitude …
120elevation — n 1. height, altitude, ceiling; tallness, stature. 2. eminence, height, prominence, salience; hill, hillock, mount, mountain, plateau, mesa; acclivity, ascent, rise, levitation, lift, rising ground, upslope. 3. loftiness, exaltation, grandeur,… …
