elevation

noun

/ˌelɪˈveɪʃn/

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[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
compare planTopics Buildingsc2
[uncountable, singular] (specialist) an increase in the level or amount of something
- elevation of blood sugar levels
Topics Change, cause and effectc2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin elevatio(n-), from elevare ‘raise’ from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, away’ + levare ‘lighten’

单词	elevation
释义	elevation noun /ˌelɪˈveɪʃn/ /ˌelɪˈveɪʃn/ jump to other results [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 compare planTopics Buildingsc2 [uncountable, singular] (specialist) an increase in the level or amount of something elevation of blood sugar levels Topics Change, cause and effectc2 Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin elevatio(n-), from elevare ‘raise’ from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, away’ + levare ‘lighten’
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