| Noun | 1. | elevation - the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" | |
| 2. | elevation - the highest level or degree attainable; "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"degree, stage, level, point - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" | |
| 3. | elevation - angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)angular position - relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established | |
| 4. | elevation - a raised or elevated geological formationhill - a local and well-defined elevation of the land hills - hilly land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"; "the Black Hills" mountain, mount - a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill ridge - a long narrow natural elevation or striation incline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of the mountain" swell - a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor) | |
| 5. | elevation - distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations"distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points isometry - equality of elevation above sea level altitude, height - elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; "the altitude gave her a headache" ground level, grade - the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base of the tower was below grade" water level - the level of the surface of a body of water | |
| 6. | elevation - (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation"ballet, concert dance - a theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers leap - the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet" | |
| 7. | elevation - drawing of an exterior of a structure | |
| 8. | elevation - the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal"step-up, increase - the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" | |