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Elevation 1Definition: The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character.
Elevation 2Definition: Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation. Elevation 3Definition: That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill. Elevation 4Definition: The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star. Elevation 5Definition: The angle which the style makes with the substylar line. Elevation 6Definition: 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 o/ sight; distinguished from direction. Elevation 7Definition: 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. elevation 8Definition: the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal" elevation 9Definition: drawing of an exterior of a structure elevation 10Definition: (ballet) the height of a dancer''s leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation" elevation 11Definition: distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations" elevation 12Definition: the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" elevation 13Definition: a raised or elevated geological formation elevation 14Definition: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) elevation 15Definition: the highest level or degree attainable; "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"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of
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