elevation
Betekenis (Engels)
- (countable, uncountable) The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
- (countable, uncountable) The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
- (countable, uncountable) That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
- (countable, uncountable) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.
- (countable, uncountable) The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands.
- (countable, uncountable) The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
Sinonieme
ALT
natural elevation
elevation view
height above sea level
front view
front side
Vertalings
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən/
Etimologie (Engels)
From Old French elevation, from Latin elevatio, equal to elevate + -ion.
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