elevation

== English == === Etymology === From Old French elevation, from Latin elevatio, equal to elevate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃn̩/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === elevation (countable and uncountable, plural elevations) The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc. The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation. That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station. (astronomy) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude. the elevation of the pole, or of a star The measured vertical distance from the peak of a mountain or hill to its bordering lowlands. The angle which the gnomon makes with the substylar line. The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line of sight; distinguished from direction. (architecture) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; called by the ancients the orthography. (Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service. (UK, obsolete, uncountable) An opium mixture used in the Fens to improve the mood and prevent malaria. ==== Antonyms ==== disgust demotion depression diminishment reduction ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== elevate elevator overelevation ==== Translations ==== === See also === fasl masl === References === (opium mixture): John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary