elevation

Definitions of elevation in various dictionaries:

noun - the event of something being raised upward

noun - the highest level or degree attainable

noun - angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

noun - a raised or elevated geological formation

noun - distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)

noun - (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump

noun - drawing of an exterior of a structure

noun - the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something

The act or an instance of elevating.

The condition of being elevated.

An elevated place or position.

The height to which something is elevated above a point of reference such as the ground.

Loftiness of thought or feeling.

A scale drawing of the side, front, or rear of a structure.

The height of a thing above a reference level; altitude.

The ability to achieve height in a jump, as in ballet.

The central meaning shared by these noun s is “the distance of something above a point of reference such as the horizon”: a city at an elevation of 3,000 feet above sea level; a blimp flying at an altitude of one mile; a boy who grew to a height of six feet.