Noun Definition

elevation

1.Definition: (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump

"A dancer of exceptional elevation"

Category: General

2.Definition: a raised or elevated geological formation

Category: Objects

3.Definition: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

Related Noun(s):alt, altitude, el

Category: General

4.Definition: distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)

"There was snow at the higher elevations"

Category: General

5.Definition: drawing of an exterior of a structure

Category: Objects

6.Definition: the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something

"The aggrandizement of the king", "His elevation to cardinal"

Related Noun(s):aggrandisement, aggrandizement

Category: General

7.Definition: the event of something being raised upward

"An elevation of the temperature in the afternoon", "A raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"

Related Noun(s):lift

Category: General

8.Definition: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

Related Noun(s):acme, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top

Category: General