elevation

/ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃən/ · noun

Meaning

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.
The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.
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.

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