elevation

Noun
  1. The event of something being raised upward (synset 107385271)
    "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
    is a type of: ascension, ascent, rise, rising - a movement upward
    same as: lift, raising
  2. The highest level or degree attainable;
    The highest stage of development (synset 113963489)
    "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 fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
    is a type of: degree, level, point, stage - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
    same as: acme, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top
  3. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) (synset 113858749)
    is a type of: angular position - relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established
    same as: alt, altitude, el
  4. A raised or elevated geological formation (synset 109389214)
    is a type of: formation, geological formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth
    subtypes:
    • highland, upland - elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
    • hill - a local and well-defined elevation of the land
    • mount, mountain - a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
    • foreland, head, headland, promontory - a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
    • ridge - a long narrow natural elevation or striation
    • swell - a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
    has: incline, side, slope - an elevated geological formation
    same as: natural elevation
  5. Distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level) (synset 105138548)
    "there was snow at the higher elevations"
    is a type of: distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points
    subtypes:
    • isometry - equality of elevation above sea level
    • altitude, height - elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
    • grade, ground level - the height of the ground on which something stands
    • water level - the level of the surface of a body of water
  6. (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump (synset 105094110)
    "a dancer of exceptional elevation"
    referred to in: ballet, concert dance - a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
    is a type of: leap - the distance leaped (or to be leaped)
  7. Drawing of an exterior of a structure (synset 103285963)
    is a type of: architectural plan, plan - scale drawing of a structure
  8. The act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something (synset 100374352)
    "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal"
    is a type of: increase, step-up - the act of increasing something
    subtypes: ego trip, self-aggrandisement, self-aggrandizement - an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance
    same as: aggrandisement, aggrandizement

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