English-Thai Dictionary

elevation

N การ ยก ให้ สูง ขึ้น  การ เลื่อน ฐานะ  kan-yok-hai-sung-kuen

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ELEVATION

n.[L. elevatio.] The act of raising or conveying from a lower or deeper place to a higher. 1. The act of exalting in rank, degree or condition; as the elevation of a man to a throne.
2. Exaltation; an elevated state; dignity.
Angels, in their several degrees of elevation above us, may be endowed with more comprehensive faculties.
3. Exaltation of mind by more noble conceptions; as elevation of mind, of thoughts, of ideas.
4. Exaltation of style; lofty expressions; words and phrases expressive of lofty conceptions.
5. Exaltation of character or manners.
6. Attention to objects above us; a raising of the mind to superior objects.
7. An elevated place or station.
8. Elevated ground; a rising ground; a hill or mountain.
9. A passing of the voice from any note to one more acute; also, a swelling or augmentation of voice.
1 . In astronomy, altitude; the distance of a heavenly body above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon.
11. In gunnery, the angle which the chace of a cannon or mortar, or the axis of the hollow cylinder, makes with the plane of the horizon.
12. In dialling, the angle which the style makes with the substylar line.
Elevation of the Host, in Catholic countries, that part of the mass in which the priest raises the host above his head for the people to adore.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ELEVATION

El `e *va "tion, n. Etym: [L. elevatio: cf. F. élévation.]

 

1. 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.

 

2. Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation. "Degrees of elevation above us. " Locke. His style. .. wanted a little elevation. Sir H. Wotton.

 

3. That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill.

 

4. (Astron.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

5. (Dialing )

 

Defn: The angle which the style makes with the substylar line.

 

6. (Gunnery )

 

Defn: 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 odirection.

 

7. (Drawing )

 

Defn: 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. Angle of elevation (Geodesy ), the angle which an ascending line makes with a horizontal plane. -- Elevation of the host (R. C. Ch. ), that part of the Mass in which the priest raises the host above his head for the people to adore.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

elevation

el e va tion |ˌeləˈvāSHən ˌɛləˈveɪʃən | ▶noun 1 the action or fact of elevating or being elevated: her sudden elevation to the cabinet. • augmentation of or increase in the amount or level of something. • (in a Christian Mass ) the raising of the consecrated elements for adoration. 2 height above a given level, esp. sea level: a network of microclimates created by sharp differences in elevation | a total elevation gain of 3,995 feet. • a high place or position: most early plantation development was at the higher elevations. • the angle of something with the horizontal, esp. of a gun or of the direction of a celestial object. • Ballet the ability of a dancer to attain height in jumps. 3 a particular side of a building: a burglar alarm was prominently displayed on the front elevation. • a drawing or diagram, esp. of a building, made by projection on a vertical plane. Compare with plan ( sense 3 of the noun ). DERIVATIVES el e va tion al |-SHənl, -SHnəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin elevatio (n- ), from elevare ‘raise ’ (see elevate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

elevation

ele |va ¦tion |ˌɛlɪˈveɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the action or fact of raising or being raised to a higher or more important level, state, or position: her sudden elevation to the cabinet. • increase in the level of something. • the raising of the consecrated elements for adoration at Mass. • Ballet the ability of a dancer to attain height in jumps. 2 [ mass noun ] height above a given level, especially sea level: the area has a topography that ranges from 1,500 to 3,000 metres in elevation . • [ count noun ] a high place or position: an elevation of 300 metres. • the angle of something with the horizontal, especially of a gun or of the direction of a celestial object. 3 a particular side of a building: a burglar alarm was displayed on the front elevation. • a scale drawing showing the vertical projection of one side of a building. Compare with plan ( sense 3 of the noun ). DERIVATIVES elevational adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin elevatio (n- ), from elevare ‘raise ’ (see elevate ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

elevation

elevation noun 1 his elevation to the directorship: promotion, upgrading, advancement, advance, preferment, aggrandizement; ennoblement; informal step up the ladder. 2 15,000 –30,000 feet in elevation: altitude, height. 3 elevations in excess of 8,000 feet: height, hill, mountain, mount; formal eminence. 4 elevation of thought: grandeur, greatness, nobility, loftiness, majesty, sublimity.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

elevation

elevation noun 1 his elevation to the peerage: promotion, upgrading, advancement, advance, preferment, aggrandizement, move up, step up; ennoblement; informal step up the ladder, kick upstairs, leg-up. ANTONYMS demotion. 2 as the road gains elevation, the maples begin to appear: altitude, height, distance above the sea /ground; loftiness. 3 most early plantation development was at the higher elevations: height, hill, mound, mountain, mount, eminence, rise; high ground, raised ground, rising ground; formal acclivity. ANTONYMS depth. 4 houses with plastered elevations and tiled roofs: side, face, facade, aspect. 5 elevation of thought: grandeur, greatness, nobility, magnificence, loftiness, majesty, grandioseness, sublimity.

 

Duden Dictionary

Elevation

Ele va ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Elevati o n |lateinisch elevatio = das Aufheben 1 bildungssprachlich Erhöhung, Erhebung 2 katholische Religion das Emporheben des Kelches und der Hostie während der Messe 3 Parapsychologie physikalisch nicht erklärbare Anhebung eines Körpers in Abhängigkeit von einem Medium

 

Elevationswinkel

Ele va ti ons win kel Substantiv, maskulin Mathematik, Ballistik , der |Elevati o nswinkel |der Elevationswinkel; Genitiv: des Elevationswinkels, Plural: die Elevationswinkel Erhöhungswinkel

 

French Dictionary

élévation

élévation n. f. nom féminin 1 Action d ’élever, de porter à un niveau supérieur. : L ’élévation d ’un dirigeable dans les airs. SYNONYME montée . 2 Terrain élevé. : Il y a une chapelle construite sur une petite élévation. 3 Grandeur d ’âme. : L ’élévation de ses sentiments. SYNONYME noblesse .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

elevation

el e va tion /èlɪvéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 C 〖単数形で 〗海抜, 標高, 高度 (altitude ).2 U ｟かたく ｠ «…への » 昇進, 登用 «to » .3 C U ｟かたく ｠(血圧 濃度などの )上昇 .4 C (周りより )高い場所 ; 高台 .5 U (気持ちなどの )高まり, 高揚 .6 C 〘建 〙正 [前 ]面図 .7 C 〘軍 〙射角 .