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Elevation 音标拼音: [ ,ɛləv'eʃən] n. 仰角
n. 海拔,提高 仰角海拔,提高 elevation*高度 elevation n 1: the event of something being raised upward; " an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; " a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" [ synonym: { elevation}, { lift}, { raising}] 2: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; " his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; " the artist' s gifts are at their acme"; " at the height of her career"; " the peak of perfection"; " summer was at its peak"; "... catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; " the summit of his ambition"; " so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; " at the top of his profession" [ synonym: { acme}, { height}, { elevation}, { peak}, { pinnacle}, { summit}, { superlative}, { meridian}, { tiptop}, { top}] 3: angular distance above the horizon ( especially of a celestial object) [ synonym: { elevation}, { EL}, { altitude}, { ALT}] 4: a raised or elevated geological formation [ synonym: { natural elevation}, { elevation}] [ ant: { depression}, { natural depression}] 5: distance of something above a reference point ( such as sea level); " there was snow at the higher elevations" 6: ( ballet) the height of a dancer' s leap or jump; " a dancer of exceptional elevation" 7: drawing of an exterior of a structure 8: the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; " the aggrandizement of the king"; " his elevation to cardinal" [ synonym: { aggrandizement}, { aggrandisement}, { elevation}] Elevation \ El` e* va" tion\, n. [ L. elevatio: cf. F. [' e] l[' e] vation.] 1. The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; -- said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation. " Degrees of elevation above us." -- Locke. [ 1913 Webster] His style . . . wanted a little elevation. -- Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster] 3. That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill. [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Astron.) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star. [ 1913 Webster] 5. ( Dialing) The angle which the style makes with the substylar line. [ 1913 Webster] 6. ( Gunnery) 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 o? sight; -- distinguished from direction. [ 1913 Webster] 7. ( Drawing) 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. [ 1913 Webster] { Angle of elevation} ( Geodesy), the angle which an ascending line makes with a horizontal plane. { Elevation of the host} ( R. C. Ch.), that part of the Mass in which the priest raises the host above his head for the people to adore. 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