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ELEVATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
Example:
his elevation to cardinal
Synonyms:
aggrandisement; aggrandizement; elevation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("elevation" is a kind of...):
increase; step-up (the act of increasing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "elevation"):
ego trip; self-aggrandisement; self-aggrandizement (an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance)
Derivation:
elevate (raise in rank or condition)
elevate (give a promotion to or assign to a higher position)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Drawing of an exterior of a structure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("elevation" is a kind of...):
architectural plan; plan (scale drawing of a structure)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump
Example:
a dancer of exceptional elevation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("elevation" is a kind of...):
leap (the distance leaped (or to be leaped))
Domain category:
ballet; concert dance (a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level)
Example:
there was snow at the higher elevations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("elevation" is a kind of...):
distance (the property created by the space between two objects or points)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "elevation"):
isometry (equality of elevation above sea level)
altitude; height (elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface)
grade; ground level (the height of the ground on which something stands)
water level (the level of the surface of a body of water)
Derivation:
elevate (raise from a lower to a higher position)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The event of something being raised upward
Example:
a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("elevation" is a kind of...):
ascension; ascent; rise; rising (a movement upward)
Derivation:
elevate (raise from a lower to a higher position)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A raised or elevated geological formation
Synonyms:
elevation; natural elevation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("elevation" is a kind of...):
formation; geological formation ((geology) the geological features of the earth)
Meronyms (parts of "elevation"):
incline; side; slope (an elevated geological formation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "elevation"):
highland; upland (elevated (e.g., mountainous) land)
hill (a local and well-defined elevation of the land)
mount; mountain (a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill)
foreland; head; headland; promontory (a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea))
ridge (a long narrow natural elevation or striation)
swell (a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor))
Derivation:
elevate (raise from a lower to a higher position)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("elevation" is a kind of...):
angular position (relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established)
Sense 8
Meaning:
The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
Example:
at the top of his profession
Synonyms:
acme; elevation; height; meridian; peak; pinnacle; summit; superlative; tiptop; top
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("elevation" is a kind of...):
degree; level; point; stage (a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process)
Derivation:
elevate (raise in rank or condition)
elevate (give a promotion to or assign to a higher position)
Context examples:
Words were insufficient for the elevation of his feelings; and he was obliged to walk about the room, while Elizabeth tried to unite civility and truth in a few short sentences.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
An electrocardiographic finding of complete or incomplete right bundle branch block accompanied by ST elevation in leads V1-V3.
(Brugada Syndrome Pattern by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A question about the difference in an individual's breast elevation between the treated and untreated breast since treatment for breast cancer.
(Breast Elevation Difference Since Cancer Treatment, NCI Thesaurus)
An electrocardiographic finding of an acute myocardial infarction which produces characteristic elevations of the ST segment of the ECG.
(Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus)
An electrocardiographic finding of a pattern of right bundle branch block and ST-segment elevation within electrocardiogram leads V1-V3.
(Brugada Syndrome Ventricular Arrhythmia by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus)
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in the absence of structural heart disease, associated with a baseline ECG pattern during sinus rhythm showing right bundle branch block with ST segment elevation in leads V1 through V3.
(Brugada Syndrome Ventricular Arrhythmia by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Elevation of calcium functions as a major second messenger, where the intracellular concentration of calcium can be maintained at extremely low levels and subsequently increased following specific calcium-mobilizing stimuli.
(Calmodulin Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
An electrocardiographic finding of pathologic Q waves with accompanying ST elevation in leads V3 and V4, which is suggestive of acute myocardial infarction of the anterior wall of the left ventricle.
(Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
An electrocardiographic finding of pathologic Q waves with accompanying ST elevation in leads V3 through V6, which is suggestive of acute myocardial infarction of the anterolateral wall of the left ventricle.
(Acute Anterolateral Myocardial Infarction by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A familial disorder characterized by an isolated elevation in the plasma level of endogenously synthesized triglyceride carried in VLDL.
(Fredrickson Type IV Lipidemia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
