elevation
elevation is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, elevation is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofelevation
- The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
Example: "the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation to sainthood; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character"
- The condition of being or feeling elevated; heightened; exaltation.
- That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station.
Example: "A hill is an elevation of the ground."
- The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude.
Example: "the elevation of the pole, or of a star"
- 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.
- 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 of sight; distinguished from direction.
- 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.
- The raising of the host—representing Christ’s body—in a mass or Holy Communion service.
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