elevation meaning and definition

ELEVATION noun

Definition of elevation (noun)

1. the event of something being raised upward
   • "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
   • synonyms: lift, raising
2. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
   • "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"
   • synonyms: acme, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top
3. angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
   • synonyms: ALT, altitude, EL
4. a raised or elevated geological formation
   • synonyms: natural elevation
   • antonym: depression
5. distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
   • "there was snow at the higher elevations"
6. (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump
   • "a dancer of exceptional elevation"
7. drawing of an exterior of a structure
8. the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
   • "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal"
   • synonyms: aggrandisement, aggrandizement