Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - elevation
Elevation
elevation
n. 1 a the process of elevating or being elevated. b the angle with the horizontal, esp. of a gun or of the direction of a heavenly body. c the height above a given level, esp. sea level. d a high place or position. 2 a a drawing or diagram made by projection on a vertical plane (cf. PLAN). b a flat drawing of the front, side, or back of a house etc. 3 Ballet a the capacity of a dancer to attain height in springing movements. b the action of tightening the muscles and uplifting the body. Derivatives elevational adj. (in sense 2). Etymology: ME f. OF elevation or L elevatio: see ELEVATE
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noun Date: 14th century the height to which something is elevated: as, the angular distance of something (as a celestial object) above the horizon, the degree to which a gun is aimed above the horizon, the height above the level of the sea ; altitude, a dancer's or an athlete's leap and seeming suspension in the air, an act or instance of elevating, something that is elevated: as, an elevated place, a swelling especially on the skin, the quality or state of being elevated, a geometrical drawing that depicts one vertical plane of an object or structure, see: height ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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