elevation

IPA: ɛɫʌvˈeɪʃʌn

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 condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
(astronomy) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.
The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands.
The angle which the gnomon 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, chiefly Roman Catholicism) The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service.
(UK, obsolete, uncountable) An opium mixture used in the Fens to improve the mood and prevent malaria.

Examples of "elevation" in Sentences

The elevation is speeding up now.
The elevation of the bluff is 392 m.
Elevation is the opposite of disgust.
The elevation of the resort is for the North Resort.
The elevation is the highest on the outskirts of the preserve.
The highest elevation of the Cardamom Mountains is Phnom Aural at high.
It's a title elevation for Muglia, whose responsibilities remain the same.
The data bar shows: Imagery date, location coordinates, terrain elevation and eye altitude.
University of Virginia moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt, who coined the term elevation, writes,
I've been hooked on a gps since the first time I got one, I love knowing where I am and what direction I'm going and what the elevation is and all that stuff.