Meaning & Definition of Elevation in English

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"

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"

3. Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

4. A raised or elevated geological formation

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"