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Meaning of elevation

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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" [syn: {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" [syn: {acme}, {height},
         {elevation}, {peak}, {pinnacle}, {summit}, {superlative},
         {meridian}, {tiptop}, {top}]
      3: angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial
         object) [syn: {elevation}, {EL}, {altitude}, {ALT}]
      4: a raised or elevated geological formation [syn: {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" [syn: {aggrandizement},
         {aggrandisement}, {elevation}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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