“elevation”

Definitions

• noun

  the event of something being raised upward

  Synonyms: lift, raising, access, accession, acclivity, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, acme, addition, advance

  • Example:“an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon”
  • Example:“a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity”

• noun

  the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

  Synonyms: acme, height, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top

  • Example:“His landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty.”
  • Example:“The artist's gifts are at their acme.”

• noun

  angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

  Synonyms: el, altitude, alt

• noun

  a raised or elevated geological formation

  Synonyms: natural elevation

• noun

  distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)

  • Example:“There was snow at the higher elevations.”

• noun

  (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump

  • Example:“a dancer of exceptional elevation”