elevation
noun /ˌelɪˈveɪʃn/
/ˌelɪˈveɪʃn/
- [uncountable] (formal) the process of somebody getting a higher or more important rank
- his elevation to the presidency
- [countable, usually singular] (specialist) the height of a place, especially its height above sea level
- The city is at an elevation of 2 000 metres.
- [countable] (formal) a piece of ground that is higher than the area around
- [countable] (architecture) one side of a building, or a drawing of this by an architect
- the front/rear/side elevation of a house
- [uncountable, singular] (specialist) an increase in the level or amount of something
- elevation of blood sugar levels
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin elevatio(n-), from elevare ‘raise’ from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, away’ + levare ‘lighten’