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Elevation Meaning in French |
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French
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hauteur
, altitude
, élévation
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Elevation
- (n.) 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 o/ sight; -- distinguished from direction.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star.
- (n.) Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation.
- (n.) The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; -- said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character.
- (n.) That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill.
- (n.) The angle which the style makes with the substylar line.
Synonyms:
Acme, Aggrandizement, Alt, Altitude, Height, Lift, Peak, Pinnacle, Raising, Summit, Superlative, Top,
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