elevation

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (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.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
  3. (countable, uncountable) That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
  4. (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.
  5. (countable, uncountable) The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands.
  6. (countable, uncountable) The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line.
  7. (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.
  8. (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.
  9. (countable, uncountable) The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service.
  10. (UK, obsolete, uncountable) An opium mixture used in the Fens to improve the mood and prevent malaria.

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən/
Etimologie (Engels)

From Old French elevation, from Latin elevatio, equal to elevate + -ion.

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