Results for elevation
Definitions of elevation:
part of speech: noun
The act of elevating or raising, or the state of being raised: exaltation: an elevated place or station: a rising ground: height: ( arch.) a geometrical view of the side of a building: ( gun.) the angle made by the line of direction of a gun with the plane of the horizon: ( astron.) altitude: the distance of a heavenly body above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon: ( dialling) the angle which the style makes with the substylar line: ( trigonometrical surv.) height: altitude: height above the surface of the earth: angular height, or angle of elevation. The angle of elevation of any object is the angle formed by two straight lines drawn from the observer's eye, the one to the top of the object and the other parallel to the horizon, both lines being in the same vertical plane.
part of speech: noun
The act of raising from a lower to a higher state or condition; exaltation of character or style; raised ground; a sketch plan of the front or principal side of a building; angle of elevation, the angle through which a heavenly object appears elevated above the horizontal plane to a spectator looking upwards.
part of speech: noun
The act of raising; the state of being raised; a sketch plan of the front side of a building; height above sea level.
Usage examples for elevation:
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Lucky they were on an elevation
"Unexplored!", Allen Chaffee -
They called the signal elevation where they planted the cross the Mount of Christ.
"The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines", Hezekiah Butterworth -
He preferred to make his charge, when it came to that, down the hill; and he had come to a halt where his force could not be seen by an enemy on the other side of the elevation
"A Lieutenant at Eighteen", Oliver Optic -
Indeed, the deep- water channel, down which the ships must pass, was only about three hundred yards from the guns of the enemy, and which from their elevation could send a plunging fire directly down on their decks.
"The Three Lieutenants", W.H.G. Kingston