Elevation Definition

ĕlə-vāshən
elevations
noun
elevations
The act or an instance of elevating.
The slow elevation of body temperature.
American Heritage
An elevating or being elevated.
Webster's New World
A raised portion of the earth's surface; hill, mountain, etc.
Webster's New World
A high place or position.
Webster's New World
Height above a surface, as of the earth.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Elevation

Noun

Singular:
elevation
Plural:
elevations

Origin of Elevation

  • From Old French elevation, from Latin elevatio.

    From Wiktionary

Elevation Sentence Examples

  • With the town's elevation near eight thousand feet, plenty of snow was to be expected.

  • Maybe the elevation bothered him too.

  • They began the arduous climb, puffing in the high elevation for ten minutes until the trail leveled and opened to their left.

  • The greater part of this trough is over 600 fathoms deep. The profusion of islands and their usually bold elevation give beauty and picturesqueness to the sea, but its navigation is difficult and dangerous, notwithstanding the large number of safe and commodious gulfs and bays.

  • The colour usually deepens toward the zenith and also with the elevation of the observer.

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Words Starting With

EELELE

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With E and Ending With N

Starts With E & Ends With NStarts With EL & Ends With NStarts With E & Ends With ON

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With E9 Letter Words Ending With N