elevation

US: /ˌɛɫəˈveɪʃən/

UK: /ˌɛlɪvˈe‍ɪʃən/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

elevation /,eli'veiʃn/
  • danh từ
    • sự nâng lên, sự đưa lên, sự giương lên; sự ngẩng lên; sự ngước lên
    • sự nâng cao (phẩm giá)
    • (quân sự) góc nâng (góc giữa nòng súng và đường nằm ngang)
    • độ cao (so với mặt biển)
    • (kỹ thuật) mặt; mặt chiếu
    • tính cao cả, tính cao thượng, tính cao nhã (văn)

Advanced English dictionary

+ noun
1 [U] (formal) the process of sb getting a higher or more important rank: his elevation to the presidency
2 [C, usually sing.] (technical) the height of a place, especially its height above sea level: The city is at an elevation of 2 000 metres.
3 [C] (formal) a piece of ground that is higher than the area around
4 [C] (architecture) one side of a building, or a drawing of this by an ARCHITECT: the front / rear / side elevation of a house
Compare: PLAN n. (4)
5 [U, sing.] (technical) an increase in the level or amount of sth: elevation of blood sugar levels

Thesaurus dictionary

n.
1 altitude, height:
The elevation of Denver, Colorado, is one mile above sea level.
2 swelling, lump, wen, eminence, prominence; hill, height, rise:
From this elevation, you can see seven counties. The doctor noticed a slight elevation in the skin near the eye.
3 advancement, promotion, uplifting, enhancement, advance:
Since her elevation to the peerage, she has had less time for local community work.
4 grandeur, nobleness, loftiness, exaltation, sublimity, distinction, dignity, refinement, cultivation:
The elevation of his style means that his work is not accessible to a mass readership.

Concise dictionary

elevations‚elɪ'veɪʃn
noun
+the event of something being raised upward
+the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
+angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
+a raised or elevated geological formation
+distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
+(ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump
+drawing of an exterior of a structure
+the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something

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